Educational Leadership Research

Abstract This study examines the meta-synthesis of women’s leadership in schools and identifies the challenges and opportunities they face. Given the key role of women in educational systems, it is of great importance to understand the factors affecting their leadership, especially in cultural, social, and organizational contexts. The aim of this study is to analyze and review the results of previous studies on women’s leadership in schools to identify common patterns and trends of challenges and opportunities. Our data comprises all articles published in reputable scientific databases in the field of women’s leadership and education that have been published between 2010 and 2023. The statistical sample was selected from 50 relevant articles using a purposive method. Data collection tools included coding checklists and qualitative data analysis software. The results of this study show that women in leadership positions face significant barriers such as gender inequalities, cultural pressures, and lack of social support, which affect their performance and progress. In addition, opportunities have been identified, such as the potential capabilities of women to create positive changes in educational environments and improve the quality of student learning. Finally, this study, as a scientific resource, can help policymakers and educational practitioners to identify and reduce barriers, provide better opportunities for women to lead in schools, and utilize their capabilities more effectively.

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social Undermining and job involvement of employees with the role of spirituality in work, organizational agility and ethical climate.The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational using structural equation modeling methods.Among 292 employees of the general department of education of Lorestan Province, 169 were selected by relative stratified random sampling. data were collected from 5 questionnaires: Duffy et al (2002), Edwards & Kilpatrick (1984), Sharifi & Zhang (1999), Millman et al (2003), and Victor & Cullen's ethical climate (1988) and partial least squares method and Smart PLS software were used for data analysis.The results showed: Social undermining has a significant negative relationship with job involvement and has no relationship with ethical climate, organizational agility and spirituality at work. Organizational agility and spirituality at work have a significant positive relationship with job involvement, but ethical climate has no significant positive relationship with job involvement. Organizational agility and spirituality at work as positive mediators of social undermining and job involvement have a positive role, but the ethical climate has no effect.