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To synthesize international research examining the relationship between school leaders' emotional intelligence and school culture, and to identify conceptual and methodological gaps.

August 15, 2026MeritsOpen Access

School Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence and School Culture: A Scoping Review Mapping Current Research

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CDCatherine Daly NLNiamh Lafferty DODan O'Sullivan

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Scoping review demonstrates emotional intelligence in school leaders improves school culture, suggesting leadership development enhances educational environments.

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To synthesize international research examining the relationship between school leaders' emotional intelligence and school culture, and to identify conceptual and methodological gaps.
Conducted a scoping review synthesizing evidence across 31 international studies.
Included empirical, theoretical, conceptual, and review-based publications, evaluating implications for Irish post-primary education.
Emotionally intelligent school leadership is consistently associated with positive school culture outcomes across diverse educational contexts.
Identified substantial variation and inconsistency in how both emotional intelligence and school culture are conceptualized and measured in the literature.

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Daly et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a801a0e75c2e31742c866c8 https://doi.org/10.3390/merits6030022

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August 15, 2026MeritsOpen Access

School Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence and School Culture: A Scoping Review Mapping Current Research

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Authors

CDCatherine Daly NLNiamh Lafferty DODan O'Sullivan

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Overview

Scoping review demonstrates emotional intelligence in school leaders improves school culture, suggesting leadership development enhances educational environments.

Key Points

To synthesize international research examining the relationship between school leaders' emotional intelligence and school culture, and to identify conceptual and methodological gaps.
Conducted a scoping review synthesizing evidence across 31 international studies.
Included empirical, theoretical, conceptual, and review-based publications, evaluating implications for Irish post-primary education.
Emotionally intelligent school leadership is consistently associated with positive school culture outcomes across diverse educational contexts.
Identified substantial variation and inconsistency in how both emotional intelligence and school culture are conceptualized and measured in the literature.

Cite This Study

Daly et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a801a0e75c2e31742c866c8 https://doi.org/10.3390/merits6030022

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