CULTURAL PATCHWORKS FOR MANAGEMENT ACTION: THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION CENTRES

Abstract

In this article reference is made to an investigation that has been carried out in the last years in the Autonomous Community of Asturias on the influence of leadership in the institutional development of educational centers. In order to study these areas, a research process incorporating both multifunctional and interdisciplinary perspectives as well as a varied methodology is required, due to the multidimensional character of education issues, especially when being analysed and interpreted on site. Our research consists of a systematic and rigorous four-stage process: «exploration; theoretical knowledge as a foundation; empirical research; and presentation of results». The cycle defined by «description, correlation, interpretation and influence» is considered of the utmost relevance, since it is the result of a previous piece of research an establishes a quantitative piece of wok of ample spectrum through questionnaires, it is completed by means of a qualitative study (by discussion groups and interviews) and the results are interpreted in a differential and integrated manner with a final aim to give well-informed points for improvement.