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Pretest/Posttest Use of the Life Styles Inventory for Outcomes Assessment of a Professional Master’s in Managerial Leadership Program

National-Louis University

Catherine A. Honig

National-Louis University

This study focuses on findings from one instrument used in an extensive, value-added outcomes assessment of a professional master’s in managerial leadership (the MS-ML) program. The longitudinal research project assessed the extent to which MS-ML students experienced beneficial change in intended skill areas and shifts in relevant attitudes as a function of participating in their degreeprogram. Results from preprogram/postprogr amadministrations of the Life Styles Inventory (LSI), a normed tool that measures self-image on 12 thinking and behavioral styles, revealed significant changes in the expected directions on 8 of the 12 scales. These findings demonstrate the efficacy of a longitudinal approach for assessing program out comes while also pointing to the LSI as a sensitive instrument for assessing attitudinal change over time.

Key Words: outcomes assessment • management education • humanistic leadership • Life Styles

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