Were not looking for a leader, as much as were looking for a conscious. We are not looking for a

leader to rule us, everyone who went to the square was a leader, what we are looking for is a

conscious Ahmed Hassan in The Square

REFLECTION ON LEADERSHIP EXPRESS PROJECT

INTRODUCTION

Much like student development theory, leadership theory proved to be frustrating at first, largely

because early leadership theories reflected trait and values based strengths and individualism. These

were frameworks I did not relate to in my own leadership experience, particularly because of

identifying as first-generation college student knowing little about what leadership roles were

available to me, and identifying as a feminist and disliking patriarchal frameworks of leadership. I

address these issues, and liberation frameworks in the final reflection paper for our leadership course.

REFLECTIVE LEADERSHIP

This literature review primarily displays the learning outcome of reflective leadership. In this reflection,

I reflected critically on the historical implications of leadership, including: individualism, the banking

model of education, hegemony within leadership theory, and the banking model educational leaders

can impose on students. In a series of questions at the end of the reflection, I pose questions for

critical self reflection devoted to integration of defining and applying leadership theories in a higher

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education setting. In this reflection, I bring in my own story of professional strengths and weaknesses

by discussing various learning disabilities, which have impacted my academic life and thus my efficacy

to succeed in a academic setting. I juxtapose this with my strength of looking at ways the academic

as a system privileges able-bodied people, and use the pictures as an example of a learning

community. This liberation framework of leadership that has developed out of my own educational

journey is one of many frameworks I continue to employ to empower others to lead. An understanding

and application of ethics and social justice is discussed in the questions section.