14Jan 2020

FROM HARDSHIP TO LEADERSHIP: THE SUCCESS STORIES OF PHILIPPINE SCHOOL DOHA STUDENT LEADERS

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Background: Student leaders are regarded as the pinnacle roles to be taken seriously within organizations. Theyre known to be well-rounded young people excelling in countless skills and capabilities that enable them to lead a large number of people. However, little is known of their stories, various experiences, and challenges that has shaped them the way they are now. Method: This paper made use of a qualitative phenomenological research design in order to recognize the common adjustments of student leaders in Philippine School Doha, relative to the central question: What are the common adjustments of student leaders in Philippine School Doha The data gathered followed a semi-structured interview using instruments such as the robotfoto and the twenty-five semi-structured interview guide, then analyzed by a systematic and inductive process as identifying the common themes. Findings: Findings have shown the positive development of student leaders in terms of organization and management, social relationships, leadership skills, and organization achievement for their duration of experience in their organization indicating that student leaders have common ideal standards of leading the group. Conclusion: The common adjustments student leaders make lies within the various experiences and lessons they face in their organization that leads them to successful student outcomes. Recommendation: Researchers suggests to pursue studies featuring the perceived experiences of student leaders and seek out their point of view as it can serve as an invaluable reference for future students success.

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[Mellisa Montayre, Chris Daniel A. Collado, Carlos Albert P. Meguizo, Francine Mari C. Dionisio, Hannah Corine T. Lameg, Trixie Mae P. Munoz and Rhiezel A. Pumarejo (2020); FROM HARDSHIP TO LEADERSHIP: THE SUCCESS STORIES OF PHILIPPINE SCHOOL DOHA STUDENT LEADERS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Jan). 491-507] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Melissa R. Montayre, MM
Philippine School Doha

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10321      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10321

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