Estilos de liderazgo de los directivos escolares costarricenses: transformando las organizaciones educativas
Fecha
2019-07-24
Autores
GARCÍA-MARTÍNEZ, JOSÉ ANTONIO
Cerdas Montano, Norma Virginia
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Universidad Estatal a Distancia. Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación
Resumen
El estudio del liderazgo se ha tornado relevante en el desarrollo de las organizaciones en general, y
en el contexto educativo en particular. La investigación muestra como objetivo analizar los estilos
de liderazgo de directivos de centros educativos costarricenses. Se propone una metodología cuan
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titativa, con un diseño
ex post facto
y transversal, aplicando el cuestionario Multifactor Leadership
Questionnaire (MLQ) a una muestra probabilística estratificada de 125 directivos. Los hallazgos mues
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tran un estilo de liderazgo transformacional predominante, seguido del estilo transaccional, resaltan
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do la baja frecuencia del estilo
laissez -faire
. Se recomienda que el liderazgo transformacional tome
como eje dinamizador la dimensión pedagógica, la cual caracteriza el trabajo que se ejecuta en las
organizaciones educativas, por tanto, el fortalecimiento de un liderazgo desde lo pedagógico direc
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cionado hacia un trabajo colaborativo que favorezca procesos identitarios, ya que el logro de metas
conjuntas es sustantivo para la calidad de la oferta educativa.
The study of leadership has risen importance in the development of organizations in general, partic - ularly in the educational context. The present investigation has the objective of analizing the styles of leadership directives of Costa Ricans schools. It is proposed the quantitive methology, with an ex post facto and transversal desing, implementing the questionnaire Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) applied to a stratified probabilistic sample of 125 school principals. The findings show a pre - dominant transformational leadership style, followed by the transactional style, highlighting the low frequency of the laissez-faire style. It is recommended that the transformational leadership take as dynamic axis the pedagogical dimension, which characterizes the work executed in the educational organizations, consecuently, the strengthening of a leadership from the pedagogical axis to a collab - orative work that favors identity process, resulting in the achievement of joint goals is substantive for the quality of the educational offer.
The study of leadership has risen importance in the development of organizations in general, partic - ularly in the educational context. The present investigation has the objective of analizing the styles of leadership directives of Costa Ricans schools. It is proposed the quantitive methology, with an ex post facto and transversal desing, implementing the questionnaire Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) applied to a stratified probabilistic sample of 125 school principals. The findings show a pre - dominant transformational leadership style, followed by the transactional style, highlighting the low frequency of the laissez-faire style. It is recommended that the transformational leadership take as dynamic axis the pedagogical dimension, which characterizes the work executed in the educational organizations, consecuently, the strengthening of a leadership from the pedagogical axis to a collab - orative work that favors identity process, resulting in the achievement of joint goals is substantive for the quality of the educational offer.
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LIDERAZGO, ESTABLECIMIENTOS DE ENSEÑANZA, GESTIÓN EDUCACIONAL, LEADERSHIP, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT