Selection processes for school principals in Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru

School leadership is key for improving teaching practices and student learning outcomes. Thus, the selection process for school principals is important for school improvement. This article presents a comparative case study describing four national contexts, Brazil/Rio de Janeiro (democratic model),...

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Main Author: Felipe Aravena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona State University 2020-11-01
Series:Education Policy Analysis Archives
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Online Access:https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/4666
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description School leadership is key for improving teaching practices and student learning outcomes. Thus, the selection process for school principals is important for school improvement. This article presents a comparative case study describing four national contexts, Brazil/Rio de Janeiro (democratic model), Chile (politicized model), Colombia (managerial model) and Peru (mixed model). The study reports that principal´s selection systems in Latin-American region are diverse in terms of their scope, the agencies involved in the process, who makes the final decision, and the use of selection strategies. Finally, it concludes with proposals for improvement selection processes of school principals in Latin America.
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spelling doaj.art-f1519b36de6447edad30431328ab5b722022-12-21T22:44:19ZengArizona State UniversityEducation Policy Analysis Archives1068-23412020-11-0128010.14507/epaa.28.46662194Selection processes for school principals in Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Colombia and PeruFelipe Aravena0Pontifica Universidad Católica de ValparaísoSchool leadership is key for improving teaching practices and student learning outcomes. Thus, the selection process for school principals is important for school improvement. This article presents a comparative case study describing four national contexts, Brazil/Rio de Janeiro (democratic model), Chile (politicized model), Colombia (managerial model) and Peru (mixed model). The study reports that principal´s selection systems in Latin-American region are diverse in terms of their scope, the agencies involved in the process, who makes the final decision, and the use of selection strategies. Finally, it concludes with proposals for improvement selection processes of school principals in Latin America.https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/4666liderazgo escolardirectoresselecciónlatinoamérica
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title_short Selection processes for school principals in Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru
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