Gestión de los Centros Educativos de Educación Primaria, Tipo Dirección Uno, Circuito 06 Katira, Dirección Regional de Educación Zona Norte Norte
An management assessment was made of  3 Mode 1 public high schools belonging to the Northern Educational Region Circuit 6 in the Northern Region of Costa Rica in 2013. The general objectives were to assess and propose enhancements to management activities for the high schools participating in the study. The objectives specifically include: 1 – Acknowledging strengths and weaknesses in the schools´curriculum, teaching staff, financial limitations, educational resources and procedures.  2 – Determine the principal management strategies embraced by principals in teh aforementioned instittutions. The study is qualitative.  Findings include: principals overloaded with work, decontexualized content, general lack of motivation among teachers in the workplace and lack of adequate classrooms to provide a quality education
Liderazgo para una gestión moderna de procesos educativos
The authors` essay on social contextualization considers education, highlighting the social complexity of educational development and challenges when society demands information. Within this context, the role of modern management and leadership is redefined and its relationship to the achievement of societyÂ´s educational objectives and aims. Personal characteristics and leadership practices of modern educational management are reconsidered, as well as key quality factors of educational management. The components of educational leadership are developed.
Educación y exclusión en América Latina : reformas en tiempos de globalización
La dualidad y fragmentación latinoamericanas se expresan en la coexistencia de una pobreza creciente con una riqueza también creciente y concentrada en minorías. La división tradicional entre países ricos del hemisferio norte desarrollado y naciones pobres del hemisferio sur subdesarrollado es insuficiente; el desarrollo y el subdesarrollo dejan de tener fronteras nítidas; el norte y el sur coexisten en cada país latinoamericano.