A systematic review of research on educational superintendents
Holmqvist, Mona LU
and Lantz Ekström, Martin
(2024)
In Cogent Education
11(1).
- Abstract
This study aimed to contribute to knowledge about research on educational superintendents as decision-maker through a systematic review of research on this topic undertaken between 2000 and 2022. A literature search followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach. Of the 313 articles identified, 36 met the inclusion and quality criteria of the mixed-methods appraisal tool (MMAT) 2018. Six main areas emerged in research on superintendents’ decision-making tasks: policy implementation (n = 9), contextual issues (n = 7), general decision-making processes (n = 7), decision-making competence (n = 5), gender (n = 4), and values/ethics (n = 4). Results showed that most articles (28) were about... (More)
This study aimed to contribute to knowledge about research on educational superintendents as decision-maker through a systematic review of research on this topic undertaken between 2000 and 2022. A literature search followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach. Of the 313 articles identified, 36 met the inclusion and quality criteria of the mixed-methods appraisal tool (MMAT) 2018. Six main areas emerged in research on superintendents’ decision-making tasks: policy implementation (n = 9), contextual issues (n = 7), general decision-making processes (n = 7), decision-making competence (n = 5), gender (n = 4), and values/ethics (n = 4). Results showed that most articles (28) were about research in the US. The review identified a lack of research about superintendents’ tasks as decision-makers, such as 1. knowledge about the significant differences between superintendents’ roles as decision-makers in urban and rural areas, 2. professional development programs for superintendents’ as decision-makers, and 3. studies about gender issues as the majority of teachers were women, while the majority of superintendents as decision-makers are men.
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- Holmqvist, Mona
LU
and Lantz Ekström, Martin
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- 2024
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- decision-making, education, H. L. Wendy Pan, Tamkang University, China, Management & Administration; Sustainability Education, School Leadership, Superintendent, systematic literature review, Training & Leadership; Education Policy & Politics
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- Cogent Education
- volume
- 11
- issue
- 1
- article number
- 2307142
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85183135575
- ISSN
- 2331-186X
- DOI
- 10.1080/2331186X.2024.2307142
- language
- English
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- yes
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- ba71de84-e2d1-47a2-bae5-837ce359d40c
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- 2024-02-21 14:08:37
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