Analysis of the educational policy management of the Chilean Ministry of Education based on teacher, student and leader perception surveys

Abstract

This research seeks to know the perceptions of integrating agents about the school management quality policies applied at a High School in the city ofPunta Arenas, Magellan and Antarctic Region. Thus, the Chilean educational policies and the concept of quality are dealt with. It is non-experimental, quantitative-qualitative descriptive study, approached from a mixed paradigm that analyzes this high school’s management regarding the educational policies set forth by the Chilean Ministry of Education. For the quantitative approach a student and teacher survey is applied, whereas for the qualitative part an interview to the integrating agents (students, teachers, leaders and parents) is carried out. As a result, it is concluded that the ministry’s educational policies are integrated in this high school’s Institutional Development Plan. However, in practice, not all members of this educational community participate in the decision-making process, as its Strategic Plan does not take the interests of this educational community into account.

Keywords

• gestión de políticas educativas, mejoramiento de la calidad, percepciones.