The Family Environment Scale was used to measure the perceptions of students who were attending a leadership training program and those of their parents. Significant differences were found on the Inpependence, Intellectual-Cultural Orientation, and Expressive-ness scales, with the student leaders scoring significantly lower than their parents. Suggestions were offered for developing leadership potential in the home based on the perceived differences. Directions for further research were explored.
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