The most effective learning strategies and instructional models for school leaders’ professional development: a review of recent researches

There is a vast body of literature on leadership training, moreover, systematic reviews about recent studies are lacking. This paper is a review of current studies focusing on a systematic approach. We have conducted a systematic review of all published works in the last ten years. The literature search has been performed using electronic database searching and general purpose search engines on the internet such as “Google scholar”. As results of the conducted review, 52 studies have been collected for analysis. These studies have been reviewed and analyzed through a set of specific and well-defined categories. This paper synthesizes the quantitative and qualitative results of the review. The outcomes show that professional learning and development for school leaders needs systematic improvement, suggesting paying more attention to their development needs and to the socialization processes involved.