Development of “successful leadership” practices in school management: Theory based on the testimony of school principals in Andalusia, Spain

The present study analyzes the successful leadership development practices of several school headmasters in Andalusia (Spain). In order to do this, we developed a qualitative and interpretive methodological design that investigates the perceptions and evaluations of 30 school headmasters regarding t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Amores Fernández, Francisco Javier, Ritacco Real, Maximiliano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Perfiles Educativos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/59414
Acceso en línea:https://perfileseducativos.unam.mx/iisue_pe/index.php/perfiles/article/view/59414
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:School leadership
School management
Educational improvement
School organization
Grounded theory
Liderazgo escolar
Dirección escolar
Mejora educativa
Organización escolar
Teoría fundamentada
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Sumario:The present study analyzes the successful leadership development practices of several school headmasters in Andalusia (Spain). In order to do this, we developed a qualitative and interpretive methodological design that investigates the perceptions and evaluations of 30 school headmasters regarding the possibilities of developing different successful leadership practices. Data analysis was carried out through specialized software, thus reflecting the grounded theory process (theoretical, open, axial and selective coding). The results show a series of emerging categories that respond to the (im)possibility of the development of successful leadership. In order to identify and organize the weight of the available information we established a categorical frequency index (CFI). The discussion and conclusions focus on a cross-sectional approach to both the results and the objective of our research reported in this article.