I believe that the best leadership style for any academic is ethical leadership style which is a combination of most historical and new leadership theories.

We have publications of ethical leadership style for higher education institutions as well which you can read.

There is no theory in particular, but if we could say "Student-centered socio-educational methodology through self-regulation strategies", it is an article that I am about to publish. Where, not only skills are developed, but it goes beyond being able to relate self-regulation with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and with it metacognition, cognition, assertive communication skills and being a promoter of your own learning. The basic and secondary education teacher became a todologo. Which is wrong, very wrong, since all it does is saturate a single person with responsibilities that must be guided by experts in the area. Here in South America the same phenomenon occurs, where the teacher became an inclusive specialist, academic guide, tutor, mediator, etc. management that corresponds to other experts. The excuse is the courses or workshops that they give you and the cruelest one that always goes around: "There is no budget to hire other professionals." In addition, you study psychology, didactics and other issues for a reason.The interesting thing about self-regulation is that it makes you a promoter of your own learning, from there you analyze which theory of leadership you identify with and you already have your didactic and pedagogical foundation (constructivist model and self-regulation). I hope to be of help, success in your search.

A school principal should exhibit leadership behavior in more than one area. educational, visionary, ethical, cultural, organizational

Nidhal Kamel Taha El-Omari