TY - JOUR
T1 - Definitions of Sustainable Leadership in Education
T2 - A Systematic Review and Analysis
AU - Alkhamaiseh, Ra'ed
AU - Bailey, Richard
AU - Jarvis, Adrian
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded in whole, or in part, by the Wellcome Trust (Grant Number 211200/Z/18/Z to AC). For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024
PY - 2025/9/1
Y1 - 2025/9/1
N2 - Sustainable leadership has become a significant focus in educational leadership. Still, concerns persist regarding the clarity of its definitions and their impact addressing critical educational needs. This study employs a systematic review to address these definitional challenges. Seven themes emerge, categorized into three Meta-Themes: Effectiveness and Impact, Sustainability Systems Thinking, and Collaborative Responsibility and Future Orientation. These findings reveal the diversity of sustainable leadership themes and challenge the assumption that achieving a universal definition is the key to collaborative progress. This methodologically rigorous study enhances our understanding of sustainable leadership in education, offering valuable insights for further research.
AB - Sustainable leadership has become a significant focus in educational leadership. Still, concerns persist regarding the clarity of its definitions and their impact addressing critical educational needs. This study employs a systematic review to address these definitional challenges. Seven themes emerge, categorized into three Meta-Themes: Effectiveness and Impact, Sustainability Systems Thinking, and Collaborative Responsibility and Future Orientation. These findings reveal the diversity of sustainable leadership themes and challenge the assumption that achieving a universal definition is the key to collaborative progress. This methodologically rigorous study enhances our understanding of sustainable leadership in education, offering valuable insights for further research.
KW - Quality education
KW - sustainability teaching
KW - sustainability education
KW - education for sustainable development
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85205874424
U2 - 10.1177/19427751241283029
DO - 10.1177/19427751241283029
M3 - Article
SN - 1942-7751
VL - 20
SP - 280
EP - 297
JO - Journal of Research on Leadership Education
JF - Journal of Research on Leadership Education
IS - 3
ER -
