Pedagogical Coordination in Secondary Schools from a Distributed Perspective. Adaptation of the Distributed Leadership Inventory (DLI) in the Spanish Context
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Materia
Pedagogical coordination Distributed leadership High schools Adaptations Questionnaire
Date
2020-07-01Referencia bibliográfica
García-Martínez, I., Tadeu, P. J. A., Ubago-Jiménez, J. L., & Brigas, C. (2020). Pedagogical Coordination in Secondary Schools from a Distributed Perspective. Adaptation of the Distributed Leadership Inventory (DLI) in the Spanish Context. Education Sciences, 10(7), 175. [doi: 10.3390/educsci10070175]
Patrocinador
Spanish Government FPU14/05050Résumé
Introduction: Leadership as the second factor in school improvement needs potential
leaders to be effective. Method: The present study aimed to know the potential capacity of leaders in
Spanish secondary schools through the adaptation of the DLI questionnaire to Spanish. To accurately
adapt this questionnaire, the present research group conducted content validity processes in 2017,
using the Delphi Method, in which eight experts from the Spanish Network for Research into
Leadership and Academic Improvement were invited to participate (RILME). As part of a pilot test,
preliminary tools were administered to 547 participants from secondary schools in Granada and
Jaén (Spain). Results: The present study reports on the adaptation of the DLI instrument within the
Spanish context. Acceptably high values were obtained in the analysis of reliability and internal
consistency, suggesting that this item can be reliably utilised for the exploration of the dynamics
of internal functioning in secondary education and the evaluation of the distribution of leadership
characteristics. Conclusions: The pilot study highlights how heads of studies and department heads
are potential leaders, making it easier to set up and sustain educational projects in schools.