Leadership skills in public educational institutions in Lima Norte, Peru, 2024

Abstract

Current changes and transformations require that managers of regular basic education institutions strengthen essential skills to effectively manage teams and organizations, especially in challenging environments. This article presents the results of a research that addressed the deficiencies in communication, leadership and teamwork skills in North Lima. The objective was to socialize the levels of management skills in public educational institutions in North Lima, Peru, in 2024, which will allow progress in future stages of the research. The study, with a quantitative approach and non-experimental design, included one hundred and twenty teachers from UGEL 02 and 04, selected through non-probabilistic convenience sampling. An online survey with 25 items on a Likert-type ordinal scale was applied. The results revealed a good level of management skills. Personal skills were the most highly valued, followed by group, interpersonal and specific communication skills. However, the latter showed the lowest performance, suggesting significant differences between the dimensions of management skills. In conclusion, it is essential to strengthen all dimensions of management skills, as they directly impact the quality of the educational service. Institutions must focus on developing these competencies to ensure a more efficient and beneficial teaching-learning process for regular basic education students.