Leadership initiatives in terms of non-positonal of vocational school students

In this study, it was attempted to determine quantitatively and qualitatively what constitutes non-positional leadership initiatives of Vocational School students. The research was designed in accordance with the qualitative research paradigm. The study group consisted of 14 students in a vocational college of a university in Central Anatolia, 3 departments of which were technical and 4 departments of which were social. Purpose sampling methods technique was used for define the study group. The research data were collected by means of a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers. The data were analyzed by content analysis method. Findings showed that leadership initiatives of students were consist of academic, socio-cultural, sportive and limited problem solving. The average number of initiative per student in the study period is two. The number of leadership initiatives that students want to do is fewer than the number of initiatives they have made. Students show their peer groups and managers who do not want to take risks as an obstacle to leadership initiatives. Some suggestions based on the findings obtained within the scope of the research are presented.