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Review of Educational Development, Leadership and

Management Research from Emerging Regions
Philip Hallinger

This bibliometric review of research sought to document and compare trends in
educational leadership and management (EDLM) knowledge production from the
emerging regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Using a science mapping
methodology, the review identified 1171 articles published in nine “core” EDLM
journals between 1965 and August 2018. This represented 22% of the full corpus of
articles published in these EDLM journals during this period of time. Despite
representing a relatively small portion of the overall corpus, these studies from
emerging regions grew to comprise 42.5% of the corpus published between 2015 and
2018. Despite this broad pattern of growth, there was also significant geographical
variation in the volume of articles published in these journals both between and within
the regions. The review also identified “canonical scholars and documents” that have
demonstrated lasting influence on this knowledge base. Co-citation analyses also
revealed several schools of thought within this literature. The review concludes that
the global literature in EDLM is undergoing a significant change in composition. The
findings will inform scholarly efforts to develop a more diverse, representative, and
globally relevant knowledge base. Recommendations are offered for strengthening the
quality and scope of research from emerging regions of the world.

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