Educational leadership's role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in education: A narrative literature review

Zeina Hojeij, Zayed University

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Social Sciences and Humanities Open

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Abstract

In recent years, educational leadership has come under increased scrutiny due to rising expectations and demands for accountability. Despite the proliferation of leadership models, there remains a notable gap in comprehensive reviews that connect progressive leadership theories with fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in education. This narrative literature review aims to identify pertinent theories of educational leadership—such as instructional, distributed, and transformational leadership—and explore their potential applications in driving innovation and entrepreneurship within educational settings. The objective is to assess how these leadership approaches can cultivate creativity, encourage risk-taking, and champion entrepreneurship to enhance educational outcomes. This review draws from databases like ‘Taylor and Francis Online,’ ‘ResearchGate,’ ‘Elsevier,’ and search platforms such as ‘Google Scholar’ and ‘ERIC.’ Eight key elements critical for leaders to promote an entrepreneurial culture were identified, including goal-setting, fostering collaboration, and adopting risk-taking approaches. By highlighting these elements, this review addresses the need to reassess leadership theories to align with the evolving demands of modern education, thus offering unique insights into bridging leadership with innovation and entrepreneurship.

ISSN

2590-2911

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Volume

10

Disciplines

Business | Education

Keywords

Distributed leadership, Educational leadership, Entrepreneurship education, Innovation in education, Instructional leadership, Transformational leadership

Scopus ID

85207781202

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series

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