Mejora escolar y modelos de liderazgo: hacia la comprensión de un liderazgo efectivo (School improvement and leadership models: towards the understanding of an effective leadership)
Authors: Bush Tony 
Published: January 2019

After giving an overview of the different approaches to school leadership and highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, the author warns about the one-dimensional approach of the different lines. He emphasizes that, given the complex and unpredictable educational context, it is not recommended to adopt a single approach for “all events” and recommends that leaders be able to distinguish each situation and adopt the most appropriate leadership response to each context. The careful reading and adaptation to the reality of each school is a key sign of any leadership process, given that “there is no one size that fits all”.ResumoApós dar uma visão panorâmica dos diferentes enfoques sobre liderança escolar e destacar os pontos fortes e fracos de cada um, o autor adverte sobre a abordagem unidimensional das diferentes linhas. Enfatiza que, dado o complexo e imprevisível contexto educacional, não é aconselhável adotar uma única abordagem de “todos os eventos” e recomenda que os líderes possam distinguir cada situação e adotar a resposta de liderança mais apropriada para cada contexto. A leitura cuidadosa e a adaptação à realidade de cada escola é um sinal chave de qualquer processo de liderança, uma vez que “não há medidas que se ajustem a todos os tamanhos”.ResumenTras dar cuenta de una visión panorámica de los distintos enfoques de liderazgo escolar y destacar en cada uno fortalezas y debilidades, el autor advierte sobre el aporte unidimensional de los distintos acercamientos. Subraya que, dado lo complejo e impredecible del contexto educativo, no es aconsejable adoptar un solo enfoque “a todo evento” y recomienda que los líderes sean capaces de descifrar cada situación y adoptar la respuesta de liderazgo más adecuada a cada contexto. 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