THE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP IN KP SCHOOLS OVER DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: EVIDENCE FROM EMERGING ECONOMY

Abstract

Leadership skills that are particularly important in digital era include the ability to think strategically, drive change and foster culture of innovation. Bases on the detailed literature it is the first ever study to investigate digital leadership based on various characteristics proposed by (Karakose, Polat, & Papadakis, 2021) the qualitative study conducted in the work context of turkey. Based on the literature it is concluded that digital leadership is diverse phenomena and it cannot be measured by just defining concept and tries to measure it by limited number of items as most of the previous researchers. Based on detail literature it is evident that digital leadership is phenomena that is based on many attributes namely (digital technology usage aim and reasons), for or against (digital transformation in schools), reasons for and against (technological based professional development), reason for and against (digital learning culture) & digital leadership skills/ abilities as well as characteristics. The results offered valuable information in reaching the conclusion and making certain recommendations to policy makers & future researchers.