LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS OF YOUTH LEADERS
GENÇLİK LİDERLERİNİN LİDERLİK DAVRANIŞLARI

Author : Fatih Mehmet PARLAR -- Müberra ÇELEBİ
Number of pages : 418-432

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the leadership behaviors of youth leaders within the body of the Ministry of Youth and Sport. The study was conducted with a general screening method - relational screening model, and quantitative and qualitative research approaches (mixed method) were used together. “Leadership Orientation Scale” (1992, Luthans; 1999, Cömert) and qualitative interview technique were used to reach data. The data were analyzed with descriptive and content analysis methods by using Tukey and LSD tests. The results of the study showed that youth leaders’ orientations concerning leadership behaviors for task and human were moderate and in the dimension of human oriented leadership, gender, period of working in the field of youth, geographical region of place of work, and job type scores were found to differ significantly. It was found that the human oriented leadership behaviors of youth leaders consisted of the themes of communication, team work, delegation of authority, confidence, inclusion, representation, guidance and creativity; while their task oriented behaviors consisted of the themes of awareness of purpose, planning, specifying the rules, volunteering, decision making, being a role model and directing.

Keywords

Youth Center, Youth Leadership, Leadership Behaviors

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