LEADERSHIP PERCEPTIONS

Abstract

This article shows the results of an investigative research, conducted onto Instituciones Formadoras de Docentes (Educators Institutions) about the leadership that is developed by its principals. The main objective is to describe the idea of leadership that applies among these institutions. This research was conducted qualitative, following the phenomenological method, using as technique the personal interview, and as an instrument an interview guide. The information was systematized by categories, and with a triangulation validation. We have found that the principals consider a distributed, participative and academic leadership as the ideal, however, they manifest that the working environment is not always the best to do this, and a more directive leadership is followed, that can be categorized as autocratic, democratic or laisser-faire.

Keywords

• leadership
• percepcion
• educational management