Determining the competences and professional development needs of educational administrators in the southeast of Mexico

The purpose of this study was to examine the competences and professional development needs of school principals in Mexico. Data collection a survey addressed to elementary, junior high and high school principals. Findings of the study indicated that principals require improving in all the area of c...

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Autores: EDITH JULIANA CISNEROS COHERNOUR, MARIA ELENA BARRERA BUSTILLOS, ANGEL MARTIN AGUILAR RIVEROLL
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital Institucional de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:redi.uady.mx:123456789/6377
Acceso en línea:http://redi.uady.mx:8080/handle/123456789/6377
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:info:eu-repo/classification/cti/4
School principals
Principal leadership competences
International studies
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Sumario:The purpose of this study was to examine the competences and professional development needs of school principals in Mexico. Data collection a survey addressed to elementary, junior high and high school principals. Findings of the study indicated that principals require improving in all the area of competence: (a) management, (b) communication and human relations, (c) academic development, (d) school improvement, (e) education for global competition, (f) legislation, (g) leadership, (h) personnel motivation, and (1) ethical, social and moral responsibility.