Leadership styles in Heredia’s educational institutions: a comparative study among management and teaching staff

 

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Autores: García Martínez, José Antonio, Cerdas-Montano, Virginia
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2020
Descripción:Leadership is a fundamental feature of institutions in general and the field of education in particular. The leadership style can directly influence the organizational climate of the institutions, promoting a good performance in the administrative and teaching staff, as well as in the students. A quantitative methodology was used in the present research, with an ex-post-facto and cross-sectional design, applying the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) to a stratified probabilistic sample of 125 managers and 584 teachers of public schools of the Regional Directorate of Education of Heredia. The main outcomes show high scores in the transformational and transactional leadership styles and low in the laissez-faire style. Likewise, significant differences have been detected between the self-perception of headteachers and teachers concerning these styles. Aspects related to tasks, beliefs, self-confidence, problem-solving set off with different perceptions between both groups of professionals. This dissociation from the same reality can interfere in the management carried out by school principals regarding common goal and objectives fulfillment. The legitimation of the educational community towards the leadership exercised by headteachers is a key element for effective educational organization management. 
País:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/3081
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/innovaciones/article/view/3081
Palabra clave:Leadership
educational management
educational administration
educational personnel
education
Liderazgo
Gestión educativa
Administración de la educación
Personal educativo
Educación
Liderança
gestão educacional
administração da educação
profissionais da educação
educação