Religious Employees/Individual Contributors/Members/Adults
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research project was to examine how transformational leadership practices of administrators of adult reentry programs relate to the success of an adult reentry program, collaboration with the community, and faith-based orientation.
METHODOLOGY There were 101 adult reentry administrators, representing thirty states of the United States and the District of Columbia, who participated in the online survey (12% response rate). They completed the Leadership Practices Inventory and provided information about the number of collaborative partnerships with community service agencies, percentages of agency recidivism rates of clients served, and faith-based orientation of the agency.
KEY FINDINGS The most frequently engaged in leadership practice was Model, followed by Encourage, then Challenge, Inspire and Enable.