School Principals’ Perspective on Technological Leadership, Technostress and Information and Communication Technology: A scoping review

Abstract

School principals act as the leader of students and teachers and always focuses on the academic achievement of students while making decisions in different areas of the school. A school principal's leadership skills, communication skills, analytical thinking skills, co-operation skills, creativity, flexibility, and openness to learning are important keys to success in schools and thus in education. In this last century, it has become impossible to think of all these skills independently of technology. With this quick glance in mind, the aim of this scoping review was to present a thorough analysis of pertinent theses and dissertations completed in Turkey that addressed the viewpoint of school principals on technological leadership, technostress, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) proficiency. The five-stage framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) serves as the basis for the scoping review. Research questions are first determined. Second, the Council of Higher Education (HEC) database's most recent 20 years are investigated using the search term "School Principal." Third, studies are examined using inclusion and exclusion criteria, and articles are chosen using the PRISMA (2009) approach. Fourth, selected articles are analyzed in terms of a variety of metrics and summaries. In light of the study questions, the findings are then provided. The results of the scoping review are described in relation to a number of dimensions examined by the research questions.