A systematic review of the role of educational leadership in the academic progress of students: a Meta-synthesis Study

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Islamic & Educational, Woman`s Campus Imam Sadiq University. Tehran .Iran

2 Islamic & Educational. Woman's Campus. Imam Sadiq University. Tehran. Iran

3 Islamic & Educational. Woman`s Campus. Imam Sadiq University. Tehran. Iran

10.22098/ael.2023.13764.1350

Abstract

Background and Objective: The purpose of the present study was to explain the role of educational leadership in the achievement of students. Due to the dispersion and diversity of the findings of past studies about the role of educational leadership, the focus of this article is on the combination and integration of the results of previous studies in this field and it has been done with a meta-synthesis method.
Research methodology: This research was conducted with meta-synthesis method and its research statistical population includes all studies that have dealt with the relationship between educational leadership and students' achievement in the years 2000-2022. These studies were obtained by searching in foreign and domestic scientific databases, and among them 44 sources were selected as the research sample with the purposive sampling method.
Findings: The findings of this literature review show that four leadership styles, which are integrated leadership, distributed educational leadership, contingent leadership, and behavioral leadership can help improve the effectiveness of the educational leader in the learning of students. Also, the findings show the direct effect of educational leadership through the leader's personal characteristics, skills and actions; and the indirect effect of educational leadership is through improving school conditions, improving classroom conditions, improving teacher effectiveness, and interacting with social partners.
Conclusion: Therefore, based on the results of this research, educational leadership affects the students’ achievement both directly and indirectly through the use of leadership styles.

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Applied Educational Leadership
Volume 4, Issue 4 - Serial Number 16
January 2024
Pages 187-214

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  • Receive Date: 04 October 2023
  • Revise Date: 13 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 17 November 2023

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