Influencia del liderazgo educativo directivo sobre el clima social escolar: estudio comparativo entre una institución pública y una privada

The study examines how principals' pedagogical leadership influences the social climate in schools, with a specific focus on comparing the public and private sectors. It employs a quantitative-descriptive and correlational methodology, utilizing validated questionnaires administered to teachers from both types of institutions. These questionnaires focused on dimensions such as relationships, self-actualization, stability, leadership's capacity for change, and various components of school climate. The findings generally indicate that teachers have a favorable view of institutional leadership, particularly valuing the dimension of capacity for change the most. However, the correlations identified between leadership and school climate lacked statistical significance, suggesting the need to explore intermediate or qualitative variables to fully understand this disconnection. Moreover, the differences between the institutions were minimal, indicating that perceptions of leadership are likely influenced more by the professional quality of the leader than by the type of school leadership. This highlights the importance of enhancing managerial competencies to foster a positive school climate.