Chilean educational centers and the external counselling process: A look from the perspective of its protagonists

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2750

Keywords:

Educational innovation, Counselling, Educational improvement, Leadership, PSS Law

Abstract

The article presents the analysis of the assessment and perception of school principals, teachers and advisors with regard to the counselling processes developed in the context of the Preferential School Subsidy Law (PSS Law) developed in Punta Arenas (Chile). The purpose of this law is to help teachers to introduce future improvements in the teaching practice carried out in the classroom, and with that, to increase the students’ learning in the standardized tests. The investigation was focused on the analysis of the counselling process for the progress from the perspective of the actors involved in the process: counsellors, teachers and school principals in 17 public primary schools in Punta Arenas. A mixed quantitative-qualitative method was applied.  A questionnaire ad hoc was designed and in-depth interviews were conducted. The results confirm that it is unrealistic to expect that the current counselling and accountability policies for results guarantee a quality education with equity if the Preferential School Subsidy Law (PSS Law) is not strengthened.  By doing so, more autonomy would be given to the schools for selecting consultancy according to their needs and demanding the minimum standards for quality to the consultant companies. Therefore, the present research work intends to translate the findings obtained and grant them as inputs that allow the school leaders to make wiser decisions in matters of educational counselling.

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Author Biographies

Mario Fabian Garay Aguilar, Universidad de Magallanes

Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación y Académico de la Universidad de Magallanes. Su campo de especialización es el estudio de las organizaciones educativas y en particular el asesoramiento educativo, formación inicial docente y perfil de ingreso en la educación superior. 

 

Marita Sánchez Moreno, Universidad de Sevilla

Doctora en Ciencias de la Educación y Catedrática de Didáctica y Organización Educativa de la Universidad de Sevilla. Profesora visitante de instituciones como la Lynch School of Education (Boston), la Universidad de Nothwestern (EEUU), el Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados (México), la Universidad de Manchester, (Reino Unido) y de la Universidad de Deakin (Melbourne, Australia). Su campo de especialización es el estudio de las organizaciones educativas y en particular, los procesos de liderazgo, cultura, asesoramiento y género. Ha dirigido varios proyectos de investigación subvencionados en convocatorias competitivas, los más recientes sobre Formación de gestores para el gobierno y la gestión de la universidad y Formación de directores escolares basado en el análisis de su práctica y coaching.

Published

2017-07-17

How to Cite

Garay Aguilar, M. F., & Sánchez Moreno, M. (2017). Chilean educational centers and the external counselling process: A look from the perspective of its protagonists. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 25, 77. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2750

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