The effect of the leadership development model on high school students’ leadership as a soft skill

Abstract

The aim of this work is to describe a model of efficient leadership qualities development among students in the process of soft skills acquisition. The research was implemented in School No. 98 and Lyceum No. 177 (Kazan). It included a total of 144 students in grades 8-10. The study comprised of a diagnostic, experimental and final phase. At the diagnostic phase, the level of leadership among secondary school students was determined according to the method developed by Zharikov and Krushelnitsky. The model was tested and introduced into secondary education during the experimental phase. A comparative analysis of the results obtained at the diagnostic and final phase in all grade revealed an increase in the number of respondents with moderate and high leadership potential. This fact indicates that the implementation of the leadership development model can be considered successful and may be used in other educational institutions. The introduction of the leadership development model will contribute to further improvement of leadership qualities and soft skills among students. The results of this study can be used as a reference for subsequent research in this field.