Evaluation on impact of self-initiated project scheme on university education : case study

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate whether self-initiated project (SIP) can promote the development of global leadership as part of holistic education. Participants: 16 students who joined the self-initiated project. Methods: All participants finished Reflective journals with five open-ended questions. Two-independent reviewers summarized and counted the main points of learnt attributes from the reflective journal based on nive components of global leaderships. Results: Individual attributes, group dynamic and global vision were the three major categories identified. Being flexible and creative, passionate, have an open and cooperative mind, skills of conflict resolution and effective communication are the attributes that are frequently mentioned by the students in the reflective journal. Conclusions: Creativity thinking, interpersonal/social skills and inquisitiveness are the three significant components on global leaderships.