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About JOLE JOLE is an official publication of the
Association of Leadership Educators. The purpose of JOLE is to provide a
forum for development of the knowledge base and practice of leadership
education. The journal is intended to promote a dialogue that engages
both academics and practitioners. Thus, JOLE has a particular interest
in applied research and it is the premise of JOLE that feedback between
theory and practice tests both and makes each better. The journal
provides five categories for submittals to promote diversity of
discussion from a variety of authors (see Categories of Articles). The members and board of the Association
of Leadership Educators became aware of the need for a journal about
leadership education in the early 1990s. The challenge of educating
people about leadership is particularly provocative, complex, and
subtle. Other journals with leadership in the title focus primarily on
defining and describing leadership, and journals concerning education
seldom address the subject of leadership. Indeed, one common argument in
society is that leadership is innate (you have it or you don't) and
teaching leadership is difficult and often ineffective. This attitude is
expressed, perhaps, in the dearth of leadership courses on our
university campuses. In this context, JOLE provides a means to
test the hypothesis that leadership education is possible. The journal
sits at the nexus of education theory and practice and leadership theory
and practice, and from this divide, this mountain pass, there is a need
to look "both ways". Whether or not leadership education is a
discipline of its own is unclear, at least at present. If nothing else,
by looking both ways this journal hopes to provide a passageway between
two disciplines, enriching both in the process. JOLE is an electronic journal open to all, both as writers and readers. The journal has been conceived as an "on-line" journal that is available on the world-wide web and is to be self-supporting. To this end, at some time in the future a fee may be charged for publication. At present, all editorial, Board, and reviewer services are provided without cost to JOLE or its members by volunteer scholars and practitioners. |
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