Development of a Model to Improve Students’ Social Change Leadership at Shandong University of Arts, China

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a model for improving social change leadership among students at Shandong University of the Arts in China. This study combined qualitative and quantitative methods in the process. For the qualitative study, the researcher used a literature review to analyze the data from previous studies. For the quantitative study, the researcher used a variety of methods to survey a total of 338 students from Shandong University of the Arts through quantitative methods. Means, standard deviations, correlation and multiple regression were used to determine the extent to which the activities of the student organization activities at the University impacted their social change leadership. The study found that: There was significant relationship between student organization activities and the social change leadership of students in Shandong University of Arts. The student organization activities significantly impacted on the social change leadership of students in Shandong University of Arts. The proposed model after implement was proved as effective for enhancing students’ social change leadership at Shandong University of Arts, China.