Research Article
Educational Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of Trends, Challenges, and Future Implications
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-12-2025.2363124, author={Ismail Nasar and Abdul Majir and Wifqi Rahmi and Ahmad Walela and Christian Arje Antas}, title={Educational Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of Trends, Challenges, and Future Implications}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health and Agriculture, ICEHHA 2025, 11-12 December 2025, Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICEHHA}, year={2026}, month={5}, keywords={Educational Leadership Artificial Intelligence Digital Ethics Educational Governance}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-12-2025.2363124} }- Ismail Nasar
Abdul Majir
Wifqi Rahmi
Ahmad Walela
Christian Arje Antas
Year: 2026
Educational Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of Trends, Challenges, and Future Implications
ICEHHA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-12-2025.2363124
Abstract
This study examines the development, challenges, and future of educational leadership in the age of artificial intelligence by conducting a systematic literature review based on PRISMA 2020. This research includes forty articles listed in Scopus, SINTA, and DOAJ, published between 2020 and 2025. The study results highlight six key areas of focus: AI-driven leadership transformation, digital skills of leaders, adaptive management, responsible ethics, human resource readiness, and future forecasting. These six points form the foundation of resilient leadership, emphasizing the importance of integrating technological capabilities, sensitivity to values, and responsiveness to policies. Artificial intelligence is not intended to replace humans, but rather to strengthen human values thru empathy and data-driven decision-making. Responding to the changes in the current educational landscape, especially in the inclusive and sustainable context of Indonesia, this research emphasizes the need for competent and human-centered digital leadership models.
