Scouting as a place to develop leadership qualities

Abstract

The authors consider the issues concerning the activity of young people in scouting organisations, recognising its advantages. Based on the analysis of the literature and their own reflections, they characterise scouting organisations in Poland, explain the concept of leadership and describe its main concepts. In the context of the broadly understood meaning of leadership in the uniformed services, they put forward a thesis: scouting organisations are the real place for shaping leadership qualities of their activists. Proving its validity, they reveal forms and methods of scouting activity that are a measurable carrier of leadership predispositions in their charges. They conclude that scouts should be the elite among the candidates for universities of uniformed services.