Mentoring was the most significant factor for enhancing female self-efficacy. Immediate feedback was the most significant factor for males. Regression analysis revealed a positive, but weak, relationship between self-efficacy and leadership development. Path analysis also showed that the data did not fit the proposed path model of leadership development. The leadership development process was partially supported by self-efficacy and its correlates.
Further investigation is needed to better explain the process of leadership development.
Because the research revealed that females differ from males in leadership development, additional studies of gender differences are imperative. Citation Koesler, R. A. 1994. Factors influencing leadership development in wilderness education. PhD dissertation, Michigan State University.