Estudio Descriptivo Fenomenológico de las Prácticas de Liderazgo Pedagógico de los Directores de Tres Establecimientos Religiosos que ofertan Educación Inicial en la ciudad de Guayaquil

Abstract

The present research proposal aims to know what are the competences and functions of the director or coordinator of an Early Childhood Center a pedagogical leader, around the experiences of three directors or coordinators of Catholic Childcare Centers that serve children from 3 to 4 years in the city of Guayaquil. It is a qualitative research, with phenomenological focus, whose data was obtained through the application of semi-structured interviews to directors, teachers and parents of each center, which allowed to know the perceptions in relation to pedagogical leadership practices, which were analyzed with the Atlas Ti. program. The results of this investigation show that the directors put a greater percentage of attention in the administrative procedures than in the pedagogical management, delegating the last one to a person, second in command, as a coordinator or a vice rector. One of their strengths is the good communication they have with the educational community: teachers and parents, which is one of the necessary competencies to generate a harmonious and democratic environment that supports the good functioning of the center.