@misc{10481/61423,
year = {2020},
month = {2},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61423},
abstract = {This paper analyzes the Spanish school principal figures and their future patterns of
leadership and development, according to educational policies in Europe. The first part presents
a comprehensive overview of the situation of school principals in Spain, according to the Spanish
policy; in the second part, its real practice in a secondary school is evidenced based on the results
of a conducted research. The tensions and dilemmas currently faced by school principals in Spain
will be analyzed: pedagogical leadership versus management-oriented principals. The interviews
carried out reveal the meaning that the different agents give to “leadership”. A climate of trust and
collaboration has been established between the management team, middle leaders and teaching staff,
necessary conditions for the development of a shared school project and ensure its sustainability for
achieve school improvement.},
organization = {This research was funded by Ministry of Education, grant number FPU2014/05050.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Principals},
keywords = {Middle leaders},
keywords = {Secondary schools},
keywords = {Leadership},
title = {School Principals in Spain: Interplay of Leaders, Teachers and Context},
doi = {10.3390/su12041469},
author = {García Martínez, Inmaculada and Molina Fernández, Elvira and Ubago Jiménez, José Luis},
}