This section highlights cutting-edge research and perspectives on the intersection of education, leadership, and digital transformation. Articles address the challenges of leading in technology-enhanced learning environments, the role of visionary leadership in adopting EdTech, and the importance of equity, inclusion, and innovation in shaping resilient educational systems for the future.
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL IDENTITY AND ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT: A MULTI-COHORT LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS
This article investigates the longitudinal relationship between students’ social identity and academic engagement across three successive university cohorts, integrating multi-cohort data spanning four academic years. Using responses to the survey instrument, along with institutional records...
Artificial Intelligence in Educational Leadership: Strategic Pathways for Resilient Learning Systems
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education is driving the pace of leadership and governance across learning systems globally. This paper questions the contribution of AI in consolidating an educational leadership with a specific focus on how AI can foster resilient learning systems. It draws on...
CULTURAL VALUES AND LEADERSHIP PERCEPTIONS- AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION ACROSS EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
This research explores complex links between cultural values and leadership perceptions in a sample of European university students, which is based on a comprehensive multi-country data collected over five academic years. The study suggests that deeply held cultural norms, societal beliefs,...
Sustainability Pathways in Higher Education Transformation: Digital Innovation and Circular Economy in Singapore and the Global Policy Context
The digital revolution and the principles of circular economy (CE) have been converging in the higher education policy. In the face of growing climate change, resource scarcity, and digital transformation….the time for resilient, sustainable, and inclusive governance models is now. This paper...
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN HYBRID ACADEMIC ECOSYSTEMS: MANAGERIAL PARADIGMS FOR ENHANCING INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE AND STUDENT WELLBEING
In light of the changing face of higher education, the hybridization of academic ecosystems has emerged as a new current of structural change that requires institutional actors to rethink fundamental paradigms of leadership, engagement, and organizational adaptability. In this context, this...