Exploring the Multifaceted Role of Educational Leadership: Human Development, Societal Transformation, and Interdisciplinary Approaches

Dear Colleagues,

Educational leadership plays a multifaceted role in human development and societal transformation. It includes the development of learning and personal empowerment in the face of complex societal changes (Jäppinen, Taajamo, 2022), the integration of social responsibility into human development through educational practice (Manoj, Sahoo and Divi, 2023) and the use of evidence-based practice for school improvement and professional development (Morris, Perry and Asquith, 2020).

A leader can transform a school or community for the better and ensure success for both students and teachers. An effective leader needs to embody specific traits and administrative skills, and this may mean having extensive experience in teaching and / or working within the school community. Successful school leadership is a complex endeavor led by the principal but involving many, with an ability be sustained successfully over many years, leading to important and diverse student and school outcomes (Goode, Drysdale and Gurr, 2023).

The possible topics in this Special Issue are expected to raise the following research questions. What is the role of educational leadership in society? What is the role of educational leadership focusing on human development, teaching stream and epistemology? How can education leadership transform society? How is the school community incorporated in education leadership? How are interdisciplinary teams effective in running schools? What is women’s role in education leadership? How do education institutions think differently to provide exceptional leadership? What is the reason for conflict in leadership positions among teachers and how does it impact students? How has technology affected educational leadership? What is the impact of social media on educational leadership? What is the relation between poor leadership and bad results in schools? What are the best practices in educational leadership?

Leadership is a phenomenon and a never-ending journey of conceptual thinking and empirical methodological perception through practice. We invite you to publish papers on various interesting topic, including contexts, actors, decisions, interactions, understandings, experiences, attitudes, problems, values, ethics, theory and practice.

Prof. Dr. Vilma Žydžiūnaitė
Dr. Rasa Nedzinskaitė-Mačiūnienė
Dr. Antonios Kafa
Guest Editors

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