Perspectives on Educational Leadership and Decision-Making in the Era of Digitalization

Abstract

Changes in the digital era affect education. To synergize with change,
educational leaders must be able to adapt. The problems presented are a research
gap that will become a scientific discourse related to leadership perspectives and
decision-making in the era of digitalization. The aim of the research will be
limited to discussing the educational leadership model in the digital era, which is
expected to be a solution to educational problems, and how the facts in the field
describe the perspective of educational leadership in decision-making with the
rise of digitalization. A deeper perspective of educational leadership related to the
spirit of positive change in further educational improvement.The purpose of this
research is to determine the model of educational leadership in the digital era and
the perspective of educational leadership in decision-making with the rise of
digitalization. This research is qualitative research using the literature study
method. Literary sources are limited from the last four years, namely articles or
writings published in 2019-2023. The results of this study found several models
of leadership in the digital era, namely collaborative leadership, transformational
leadership, democratic leadership, participatory leadership, and coercive digital
leadership. Meanwhile, decision-making with a digitalization perspective is the
use of educational data.