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The Current Situation and Improvement Strategies of College Student Leadership in Private Colleges — Based on Survey Data from Three Private Colleges in Wuhan

Ying Zhang, Xiaoyu Wang

Guide to Education Innovation / 2026,6(2): 222-230 / 2026-06-25 26 21

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  Wuhan University of Engineering Science, Wuhan

• Keywords:
  Private higher education institutions; College student leadership behavior; College student leadership
• Abstract: At present, private higher education has become an indispensable and important part of China’s higher education. College students’ leadership, as a core comprehensive quality, is directly related to the quality of talent cultivation in private colleges and universities and the long-term development of students. The leadership behavior of college students is the “externalization” of their leadership, and it is the core driving force that promotes their development from potential ability to actual ability. This study uses the Student Leadership Practice Inventory (SLPI) to measure the leadership behavior of college students in private colleges, in order to understand the overall development status and various dimensional characteristics of college students’ leadership in private colleges. It further investigates key factors influencing the development of leadership behaviors and analyzes existing shortcomings in leadership cultivation within private higher education. Based on the institutional positioning, student demographics and resource conditions of private colleges, this study proposes enhancement strategies, including curriculum integration, practice-based empowerment, team support, evaluation-driven guidance, and cultural reshaping, which aim to establish a scientific, feasible, and targeted framework for cultivating student leadership in private colleges.
• DOI: 10.35534/gei.0602020 (registering DOI)
• Cite: Zhang, Y., & Wang, X. Y. (2026). The Current Situation and Improvement Strategies of College Student Leadership in Private Colleges — Based on Survey Data from Three Private Colleges in Wuhan. Guide to Education Innovation, 6(2), 222−230.