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Educational Robotics As Leadership Development For Youth, Kathleen P. Morgan
Educational Robotics As Leadership Development For Youth, Kathleen P. Morgan
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship
This study explored how competitive educational robotics programs for youth contribute to the development of future innovative leaders in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The importance of leadership in creating a climate for innovation is recognized by scholars (Eisenbeiss, van Knippenberg, & Boerner, 2008; Oke, Munshi, & Walumbwa, 2009; Sarros, Cooper, & Santora, 2008) and educational robotics programs, like FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL), that include leadership development in their organizational missions. While youth interest in STEM and youth leadership development have been previously researched, the intersection of leadership development and STEM learning appears to be …