Liderazgo directivo en contextos de alta necesidad. Gestión escolar desde el enfoque de justicia social

El estudio tuvo como propósito promover investigaciones empíricas en escuelas en contextos vulnerables, a fin de hacer visibles las cualidades críticas de liderazgo y sus efectos, en tres aspectos principales: el aprendizaje de los estudiantes, el desarrollo de las personas y de la organización, y la interacción con el ambiente interno y externo. La metodología empleada fue el estudio de caso, en un colegio de enseñanza secundaria privado ubicado en un contexto de alta marginalidad, en la periferia de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, ubicada en la frontera de México con Estados Unidos. Se utilizaron entrevistas y grupos focales con personal docente y no docente, alumnos, directivos y padres de familia. Los hallazgos sugieren Abstract: The purpose of the study was to promote empirical research in schools in vulnerable contexts, in order to make visible the critical qualities of leadership and its effects, in three main aspects: student learning, people’s and organization’s development, and the interaction with the internal and external environment. The metho-dology used was the case study, in a private secondary school located in a context of high marginality, in the outskirts of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, located on the border between Mexico and the United States. Interviews and focus groups were used with teaching and non-teaching staff, students, managers and parents. The findings suggest that, from the perspective of the actors involved, executive leadership has a high impact on the development of people and the organization, as well as on student learning. Some of the features that characterize this leadership are: the cohesion of the teaching team around a vision; the systematicity of organizational processes; teacher professio-nal development through accompaniment, supervision and formal training processes; and the care and attention to people.