Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Transformational Leadership and Teachers

Abstract

This study aims to present research on transformational leadership and teaching-related topics published in international journals through bibliometric analysis. Utilizing the PRISMA guidelines, research articles from the Web of Science (WoS) database covering the period from 2009 to 2023 were narrowed down to 108 articles based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The selected articles were analyzed using VOSviewer software. The results indicate that the concepts of transformational leadership and teaching have garnered significant interest, particularly in the United States and China, with an observed increase in studies addressing these topics together since 2020. Over the past 15 years, the most cited authors are Ori Eyal, Piety Runhaar, Guy Rot, Karin Sanders, and Huadong Yang. Prominent keywords include "leadership," "learning," "competence," "commitment," and "professionalism." The most prolific journals are identified as Educational Management Administration and Leadership and Journal of Educational Administration. Future research is recommended to further explore the impacts of transformational leadership and teaching concepts within different cultural contexts.

Keywords

• Bibliometric analysis
• teacher outcomes
• transformational leadership

Dönüşümcü liderliğin öğretmen çıktıları ile ilişkisi: Bibliyometrik analiz

Öz

Bu çalışma, uluslararası dergilerde dönüşümcü liderlik ve öğretmenlikle ilgili konular üzerine yapılan araştırmaları bibliyometrik analiz yoluyla sunmayı amaçlamıştır. PRISMA kılavuzundan yararlanılarak, 2009-2023 yıllarını kapsayan Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanındaki ilgili araştırmalar dahil etme ve hariç tutma kriterlerine göre 108 makaleye daraltılmıştır. Seçilen makaleler VOSviewer yazılımı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, dönüşümcü liderlik ve öğretmen kavramlarının özellikle ABD ve Çin'de büyük ilgi gördüğünü ve 2020'den itibaren bu konuların birlikte ele alındığı çalışmalarda bir artış yaşandığını göstermiştir. Son 15 yıl içinde en çok atıf alan yazarlar sırasıyla Ori Eyal, Piety Runhaar, Guy Rot, Karin Sanders ve Huadong Yang olarak tespit edilmiştir. Öne çıkan anahtar kelimeler arasında "liderlik," "öğrenme," "yeterlik," "bağlılık" ve "profesyonellik" yer almaktadır. En çok yayını olan dergiler sırasıyla Educational Management Administration and Leadership ve Journal of Educational Administration olarak belirlenmiştir. Gelecek araştırmalarda, dönüşümcü liderlik ve öğretmenlik kavramlarının farklı kültürel bağlamlardaki etkilerinin daha detaylı incelenmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• bibliyometrik analiz
• dönüşümcü liderlik
• öğretmen çıktıları

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