Educational Management Before, During, and After Covid-19: A Prisma-Based Statistical Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought fundamental changes to educational management systems and practices worldwide. However, studies that systematically map the development of educational management research before, during, and after the pandemic using a data-driven approach are still limited. This study aims to analyze trends, methodological approaches, and the focus of educational management research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic using a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach based on the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. The main issue examined is how the pandemic has influenced the direction and paradigm of educational management research, particularly the shift towards quantitative and mixed methods approaches. Data were obtained through a literature search in Google Scholar, SINTA, and Scopus databases with a publication period of 2020–2024. Selected articles were analyzed using descriptive statistics to map the number of publications, types of research methods, and temporal trends. The results show a significant increase in the number of educational management publications during the 2020–2022 period, accompanied by a dominance of quantitative and mixed methods approaches. These findings indicate a paradigm shift towards data-driven research in response to the global crisis. This research makes an important contribution to the development of more adaptive and evidence-based educational management policies and practices in the post-pandemic era.