title: Changes in leadership styles as a function of a four-day leadership training institute for nurse managers: a perspective on continuing education program evaluation.
abstract: This study measured changes in knowledge acquisition and application of the Hersey and Blanchard model of leadership styles and leadership style adaptability among 144 registered nurses who participated in a four-day management institute. A pre- and post-institute administration of the LEAD-Self instrument was conducted. Although the findings demonstrated a significant change in the participants' leadership styles, the data revealed that outcomes were not as positive as had been assumed based on participants' self-reports. The discussion of findings reveals the complexity and the necessity of measuring learning outcomes for continuing education program improvement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, New York University, New York 10012, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015397:Program Evaluation