Dual leadership in Chinese schools challenges executive principalships as best fit for 21st century educational development

The Impact of Digital Leadership on Teachers’ Acceptance and Use of Digital Technologies

“…From the results obtained, it can also be said that the better the digital leadership applied by the principal, the better the acceptance and use of digital technology for teachers will be. The creation of digital leadership that can provide moral support and various supporting facilities needed for technology integration will motivate teachers to implement technology in their instructional activities (Aldawood et al, 2019;Cunningham et al, 2022). However, if digital leadership is not formed in schools, which makes the unavailability of support for technology implementation, teachers will be reluctant to use technology in the instructional activities (Corbett & Spinello, 2020;Ilomäki & Lakkala, 2018).…”

“…However, if digital leadership is not formed in schools, which makes the unavailability of support for technology implementation, teachers will be reluctant to use technology in the instructional activities (Corbett & Spinello, 2020;Ilomäki & Lakkala, 2018). Effective leadership is critical to an organization and school institution (Cunningham et al, 2022;Effendi et al, 2020;Hamzah et al, 2021). Leadership is effective if the principal has a high spirit, so he has a strong sense of self-confidence to carry out leadership and has clear goals.…”

“…Digital leadership in education will assist the advance of a shared vision for comprehensive technology integration and encourage an environment and culture conducive to achieving the objectives (Benitez et al, 2022;Cunningham et al, 2022). The leadership vision can be identified through the following points; first, identifying and applying research related to education and technology, learning psychology, and instructional design rules in directing the use of computers and technology in educational activities.…”

“…The advantage of this kind of leadership is that it is mandatory to integrate digital technology in teaching activities so that learning becomes more accessible and more flexible. The teacher quality factor is also essential for a successful instructional process to enhance learning outputs (AlAjmi, 2022b;Cunningham et al, 2022). Principals must allocate continuous training with teacher competencies to ensure the smooth implementation of the vision of expanding digital education.…”

Leadership-The Most Important Area of Educational Performance

“…Leadership is considered as an essential factor in improving school's effectiveness. Leadership facilitates the implementation of objectives and the betterment of the educational system (Cunningham et al, 2022;Jubran, 2015;Litz et al, 2020). The function of Leadership in an organization is critical for developing a dream, mission, boldness, sense of direction, defining objectives, developing strategies, regulations, and methods for achieving organizational goals, effectively and competently, as well as leading and controlling the initiatives and the administrative activities (Dina, 2013;Xu & Wang, 2008).…”