Liderazgo intermedio y desarrollo de comunidades de práctica profesional. Lecciones emergentes de un estudio de caso

Abstract

Educational inclusion and success for all and between all need professional learning communities and leadership for social justice. The topic is complex. It needs the confluence of an entire community and a shared and co-responsible leadership. The school system has support services that can assume the role of critical colleagues and middle and connective leaders. A well articulated system with leadership networks and with the participation of these middle leaders can be a good solution. This article collects research evidence from a case study from an autobiographical perspective on the development of this type of leadership, being the study followed during four school courses. Contextualized and contrasted with discussion groups and in-depth interviews, it concludes that the counselor, acting as a critical colleague, can exercise this role of middle leader, motivator and inter-linker of a professional learning community.