Construir resiliencia en las escuelas desde la acción de liderazgo

Abstract

This article focuses on how resilient leadership contributes to developing the resilience of schools in challenging contexts. This capacity is essential to face the constant challenges that today's context and society pose to education and schools. Three case studies have been developed in compulsory secondary schools that have managed to significantly change their trajectories of failure, facing and overcoming their adversities. They have been carried out in parallel over three school years. Among the most relevant results, the role of resilient, transformative and distributed leadership as a support and driver for the development of resilience capacity in these schools stands out. The main impact detected is that relational trust is strengthened, professional collaboration and mutual support is stimulated, and challenges are approached with affirmative mindsets. It is also stated that this capacity is especially relevant in challenging or difficult educational contexts.