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A Review of the Knowledge Base for the Communication Skills of Educational Administrators

Abigail C. Gomez

 

Abstract:

Few studies dwell on the communication skills of educational adminis- trators. Most of the research results yielded from credible international indexing sites focus more on educational management style, supervision, and administration; thus, the difficulty to survey a bigger scope for this field of interest. Still, this study examined various studies which concen- trate on interpersonal skills or communication skills of educational ad- ministrators, leaders, and principals. Twenty research articles selected around the globe completed from 2010 to 2021 were utilized in this re- view. Quantitative analysis of the research findings provided evidence of the relevance of these skills to becoming effective educational adminis- trators. The selected articles reveal that this field of interest is more prev- alent in the Philippines and Nigeria. Most researchers utilized the de- scriptive survey method. Various questionnaires were used, but the in- struments Principal's Communication Style Questionnaire and the organ- izational climate description were most frequently used. Finally, this re- view reveals that common research structure revolves around the corre- lation between the educational administrators’ communication skills and styles and the organization and teachers.