Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Education and Their Impact on the Management of Sustainable Educational Environments

The role of leadership and entrepreneurship in teaching is key to the management of sustainable educational environments, promoting inclusive and innovative teaching. This quantitative, cross-sectional study seeks to explore education professionals’ perceptions of their leadership, entrepreneurship,...

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Authors: Gracia Zomeño, Andrea, García-Toledano Mayoral, Eduardo, García Perales, Ramón, Palomares Ruiz, Ascensión
Format: article
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repository:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/42790
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/su17072911
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/42790
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Educational leadership
Inclusive education
Management of sustainable educational environments
Pedagogical innovation
Teacher entrepreneurship
Teacher professional development
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Summary:The role of leadership and entrepreneurship in teaching is key to the management of sustainable educational environments, promoting inclusive and innovative teaching. This quantitative, cross-sectional study seeks to explore education professionals’ perceptions of their leadership, entrepreneurship, and empowerment capacities in education based on a validated questionnaire applied to 623 education professionals. The results reveal that women, teachers in management positions, and those who are older and more and experienced perceive their skills in these areas to be better than those of men, classroom teachers, and those with less professional experience. However, gaps in teacher training in leadership and entrepreneurship have been identified, which hinders the implementation of effective strategies for educational transformation. In conclusion, there is a need to strengthen teacher training in entrepreneurship, leadership, and empowerment and establish educational policies that favor innovation, collaborative work, and the consolidation of inclusive and sustainable pedagogical practices.