TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic review of research on educational superintendents
AU - Holmqvist, Mona
AU - Lantz Ekström, Martin
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - decision-making
KW - education
KW - H. L. Wendy Pan, Tamkang University, China
KW - Management & Administration; Sustainability Education
KW - School Leadership
KW - Superintendent
KW - systematic literature review
KW - Training & Leadership; Education Policy & Politics
U2 - 10.1080/2331186X.2024.2307142
DO - 10.1080/2331186X.2024.2307142
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85183135575
SN - 2331-186X
VL - 11
JO - Cogent Education
JF - Cogent Education
IS - 1
M1 - 2307142
ER -