I never thought of being a director. The effect of initial training on the director´s leadership, from the directors´ perspective

Abstract

This article provides the findings of the study carried out in the municipality of San Salvador, El Salvador, on the factors influencing school management leadership, and wherein initial training was one of the analysis categories. Such findings record points of coincidence with theoretical antecedents, in terms of the need to improve education and induction of teachers aspiring to hold management positions, yet, they also evidence differences regarding their influence on leadership performance in school management. These data are in consonance with teachers’ professional development policy of El Salvador, which acknowledges the need to improve directors’ training. For this study, respondents were selected from nine school centres, identified as difficult environments considering the economic, social and political context of the country.