Teacher and principals’ perceptions of the style of educational leadership in Guatemala City: a case study
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Introduction: The main objective of this research paper is to identify the predominant leadership style of the principals of the San Raymundo Educational Centres (Guatemala) from the perception of the teaching staff and the directive teams.
Method: To carry out this study, the case study methodology has been applied, because it focuses on a particular case. It was followed the methodological proposal of Soto and Escribano (2019). The validated leadership scale Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire MLQ-5X was used to determine the perception of teachers and principals on the type of leadership.
Results: The results have shown that teachers and management teams consider that the leadership carried out in the educational institution is transformational. Meanwhile, passive leadership is the least represented in their schools. Furthermore, a disparity in perception was observed between the teaching staff and the management teams. Professors express a less optimistic view of reality than principals, who rated their own performance more positively.
Conclusions: In conclusion, teachers and directive teams consider that the leadership style of their institution is transformational, but it is relevant to emphasise of motivating and inspiring teachers to move forward together at school level.