School Principals in Spain: Interplay of Leaders, Teachers and Context

Inmaculada García-Martínez, Elvira Molina-Fernández and José Luis Ubago-Jiménez
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Inmaculada García-Martínez: Department of Pedagogy, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Elvira Molina-Fernández: Department of Pedagogy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
José Luis Ubago-Jiménez: Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 4, 1-14

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.

Keywords: principals; leadership; middle leaders; secondary schools; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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