A Systematic Review of the Research on Arab Educational Leadership

• In Event: 14.044 - Roundtable Session 1
  In Roundtable Session: 14.044-8 - Leadership Capacity for Cultural Competence

Abstract

The literature on educational leadership is linked to the social structures of educational systems in the Western world. But, the nature of educational systems differs widely across countries, and educational systems are structured in different ways. Thus, our aim was to systematically collect, document, scrutinize and critically analyze the current research on EL in Arab countries and to critically analyze extant research.
It was found that the vast majority of research focused on either identifying patterns of leadership styles and orientations and the barriers faced by educational leaders in applying some of the leadership models originated in Western scholarship, or on exploring leaders’ managerial perceptions and practices both in times of routine and reforms.

Authors

• Izhar Oplatka, Tel Aviv University

• Khalid Arar, The Center for Academic Studies