SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Leadership in Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1630004
Transformational leadership and its impact on educational innovation in Ecuador: A systematic review
Provisionally accepted
- 1State University of Milagro, Milagro, Ecuador
- 2Universidad Tecnológica ECOTEC, Samborondón, Ecuador
- 3ECOTEC Technological University, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- 4Milagro State University, Milagro, Ecuador
- 5Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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The present study addresses the impact of transformational leadership on educational innovation in Ecuador through a systematic review, following the guidelines of the PRISMA method and using the Bibliometrix tool for bibliometric analysis. Academic articles were collected from indexed databases between 2018 and 2024, selecting those that explore the relationship between leadership and innovative processes in education. The results evidence a positive correlation between transformational leadership practices, such as motivational inspiration and idealized influence, and the implementation of educational technologies and disruptive methodologies. In addition, research gaps were identified related to the inclusion of rural contexts and the longitudinal evaluation of these practices. This article offers a comprehensive perspective to strengthen leadership strategies in educational settings, contributing to the sector's sustainable development.
Keywords: Transformational leadership1, Educational Innovation 2, Ecuador3, keyword4, PRISMA5, Bibliometrix6, sustainability7, education8
Received: 16 May 2025; Accepted: 24 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Román, Alcívar, Tarquino and Calderon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Kenya Román, State University of Milagro, Milagro, Ecuador
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