Servant leadership and teachers’ stress: The role of teacher engagement

The Impact of Applying the Servant Leadership Style among Educators in Educational Institutes: A Scoping Review

“…Table 1 shows the 14 research publications that were included in the scoping review based on the criteria stated above [12], [20], [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43], [44], [45], [46], [47], [48]. The outcomes of the analysis revealed that the impact of servant leadership on leaders in educational institutions is more beneficial when successfully implemented, which could address the research questions.…”

“…Based on the data, these previous works were undertaken in eight different countries i.e. one each in West Africa [12],…”

“…In addition, four articles were published in 2021 [40], [41], [42], [48], followed by five pieces in 2022 [20], [38], [39], [46], [47]. There are 4 recent publications (2023) included in this scoping review [12], [37], [44], [45].…”

“…Based on the work of Turner [13], servant leadership is acknowledged to support wellbeing in higher education teaching through positive emotion, engagement, connections, meaning, and accomplishment. Furthermore, a recent research conducted by Osserand, et al [12] found that servant leadership has a substantial positive association with teacher engagement. As a result, servant leadership may sustain optimal performance in educational institutions, provided the leader is successful in influencing employees' job needs and job resources effectively.…”

“…(iv) organizational stewardship; and (v) persuasive mapping [11]. Since this research focuses on the development of servant leadership styles among leaders in educational institutions, it is critical to recognize the necessity for leaders to possess one of the aspects identified by Barbuto and Wheeler [12]. Based on the work of Turner [13], servant leadership is acknowledged to support wellbeing in higher education teaching through positive emotion, engagement, connections, meaning, and accomplishment.…”