Identification of the Leadership Potential of the Post Graduate Students in the Field of Educational Management

Abstract

This study aims to identify students’ leadership potentials for their career projections and to improve their leadership potentials to become the educational leaders. The participants were 27 Master’s degree students. The data were collected through leadership potential tests, including situational responses, creativity in propose alternative action plans, and decisions based on the data and condition. The results showed that 67% of the students had satisfaction leadership potentials, while 33% less satisfaction in formulating answers to leadership potential tests. These less satisfaction students were failed to formulate the problem, to find additional information, to formulate an action plan appropriately, and to formulate the reasons correctly. Keywords—identification of potential leadership; student potential leadership; post graduate students