The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature
The purpose of this review is to examine transformational school leadership, responding to the question: ‘What is the research evidence in the international literature pertaining to the impact of transformational school leadership in primary schools on school staff and school culture?’. This review...
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| author | Inez Wilson Heenan Derbhile De Paor Niamh Lafferty Patricia Mannix McNamara |
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| description | The purpose of this review is to examine transformational school leadership, responding to the question: ‘What is the research evidence in the international literature pertaining to the impact of transformational school leadership in primary schools on school staff and school culture?’. This review presents a synthesis of 15 studies performed between 2012 to 2022. The data are presented within a framework constructed from the dimensions and characteristics of transformational school leadership. They show transformational school leadership as a positive leadership style with a close interconnection between positive impact of transformational school leadership for school staff and for an enhanced school culture. An increased motivation in staff and the fostering of more positive school culture were found to be the leading impacts of transformational leadership on school staff and culture in this systematic literature review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fdadc1ce729478f83417e1bb51038682023-11-18T12:37:06ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982023-05-0113613310.3390/soc13060133The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International LiteratureInez Wilson Heenan0Derbhile De Paor1Niamh Lafferty2Patricia Mannix McNamara3School of Education, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, IrelandSchool of Education, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, IrelandSchool of Education, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, IrelandSchool of Education, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, IrelandThe purpose of this review is to examine transformational school leadership, responding to the question: ‘What is the research evidence in the international literature pertaining to the impact of transformational school leadership in primary schools on school staff and school culture?’. This review presents a synthesis of 15 studies performed between 2012 to 2022. The data are presented within a framework constructed from the dimensions and characteristics of transformational school leadership. They show transformational school leadership as a positive leadership style with a close interconnection between positive impact of transformational school leadership for school staff and for an enhanced school culture. An increased motivation in staff and the fostering of more positive school culture were found to be the leading impacts of transformational leadership on school staff and culture in this systematic literature review.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/6/133transformational leadershipprimary/elementary/early years middle schoolstaffculture |
| spellingShingle | Inez Wilson Heenan Derbhile De Paor Niamh Lafferty Patricia Mannix McNamara The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature Societies transformational leadership primary/elementary/early years middle school staff culture |
| title | The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature |
| title_full | The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature |
| title_short | The Impact of Transformational School Leadership on School Staff and School Culture in Primary Schools—A Systematic Review of International Literature |
| title_sort | impact of transformational school leadership on school staff and school culture in primary schools a systematic review of international literature |
| topic | transformational leadership primary/elementary/early years middle school staff culture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/6/133 |
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