Competencias del Liderazgo Educativo en los Directivos de la Unidad Educativa Margarita Amestoy de Sánchez, de la ciudad de Guayaquil, durante el año lectivo 2016 - 2017

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the competencies of Educational Leadership in managers of the educational unit “Margarita Amestoy de Sánchez”, through the identification and quantification of competences (pedagogical, strategic, human talent, school coexistence), from the perspective of teachers towards their managers and with the criterion of Self-evaluation of the directors. A research was conducted for teachers and managers with a quantitative multiple response questionnaire on the Likert scale, divided into the teachers' perception of their managers, segmentation of schooling sections and a self-assessment of the institution's leadership. This is aimed at achieving a change in leadership skills of managers to highlight the processes and procedures of pedagogical practices, level of strategic educational planning, management of human talent and school coexistence. Educational leadership is not optional, it needs to be applied in order to achieve academic excellence, the transformation of the democratization of education at all levels and the management that seeks a balance between administration and academics.