School Principals in Spain: Interplay of Leaders, Teachers and Context
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Principals Middle leaders Secondary schools Leadership
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2020-02-16Referencia bibliográfica
García-Martínez, I., Molina-Fernández, E., & Ubago-Jiménez, J. L. (2020). School Principals in Spain: Interplay of Leaders, Teachers and Context. Sustainability, 12(4), 1469.
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This research was funded by Ministry of Education, grant number FPU2014/05050.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.