Liderar desde el nivel medio del sistema: el papel de los «middle tiers» para desarrollar el liderazgo educativo

Mireia Tintoré

doi:10.5565/rev/educar.1776

Liderar des del nivell mitjà del sistema: el paper dels «middle tiers» per desenvolupar el lideratge educatiu

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Mireia Tintoré Universitat Internacional de Catalunya http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4993-3691

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Aquest article pretén descriure i analitzar com és possible potenciar el lideratge educatiu des dels nivells intermedis del sistema, i el paper decisiu que poden realitzar aquests nivells intermedis o middle tiers com a agents de canvi i per millorar. Es fa servir una metodologia de revisió narrativa de la literatura enfocada a sintetitzar el coneixement i la pràctica existent sobre el tema a nivell internacional, alhora que s’examina de manera crítica i subjectiva. Com a resultat es conclou el següent: 1. El lideratge dels nivells intermedis del sistema importa i té una relació positiva amb els resultats i la millora de la qualitat de l’educació; 2. Cal potenciar la connexió dels agents i de les institucions intermedis entre si i amb els nivells inferiors i superiors per aconseguir un lideratge sistèmic; 3. El lideratge des dels nivells intermedis té en compte el context, però s’hi han identificat algunes característiques comunes; 4. Cal un esforç de conceptualització i nomenclatura, i 5. Les investigacions estan concentrades a l’àrea anglosaxona i caldria introduir aquesta línia crucial de recerca en altres llocs.

Paraules clau

lideratge en el nivell intermedi del sistema, lideratge des del mig, lideratge des del middle tier, lideratge educatiu, districtes educatius

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Biografia de l'autor/a

Mireia Tintoré, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Profesora Contratada-Doctor. Responsable del Grupo de investigación GROIEP. Editora de la revista IJELM (International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management)