Management of Education

Presentation Volume 11, Number 1, JANUARY-JUNE 2025

Juan Antonio Arroyo Valenciano — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Presentation of Volume 11, Number 1, JANUARY-JUNE 2025

Peter Drucker (1909-2005) stated that only three things happen naturally in organizations, including educational ones: “friction, confusion, and underperformance”; “everything else requires leadership.” Similarly, Henry Mintzberg (1939) argued that a leader can only be “a brilliant visionary, a truly creative strategist, in which case they can do whatever they want and get away with it; or they must be a true enabler who can bring out the best in others.”

The Revista Gestión de la Educación (RGE) of the School of Educational Administration at the University of Costa Rica aligns with these statements, emphasizing the importance of having visionary leaders and strategists driving change and innovation to continuously improve the quality of educational services. We are pleased to present Volume 11, Number 1 of 2025, as part of our commitment to providing updated knowledge on educational administration at the national and international levels. This knowledge aims to guide and strengthen the leadership of those responsible for managing education.

Volume 11, Number 1 of 2025 is composed of the following articles:

School supervision and the evaluation of educational quality within the framework of Goal 4 for sustainable development in the 2030 agenda: challenges and proposals.
Author: José Augusto Valdez Miramontes.
A documentary study addressing the relationship between the 2030 agenda and the current demands of education. It analyzes the role of school supervisors in Mexico as key players in the implementation and evaluation of educational policies that promote a focus on quality, inclusivity, and equity, as outlined in Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda.

Certifications and accreditations as a tool for accountability in public universities.
Authors: Alfredo Hidalgo González, Lorena Martínez Zavala, Yulissa Morales García, and Nereida Vargas.
This article aims to analyze the role of certifications and accreditations granted to higher education institutions. It emphasizes the importance of these certifications in promoting transparency and accountability.

Developing research to strengthen and transform school management.
Author: Catty Orellana Guevara.
This essay reflects on a research development model that contributes to the strengthening and transformation of school management, based on the interests and specific characteristics of each institution.

Efficiency and sustainability of public universities in Colombia.
Author: Luis Germán Báez Mancera.
An analysis of the economic and financial efficiency of public universities in Colombia, highlighting their social responsibility to manage resources effectively and generate public value for the benefit of society.

We express our special gratitude to the authors, without whom this publication would not be possible. We also extend our thanks to the Committee of Evaluating Judges, the Editorial Committee, the International Scientific Committee, and the Editorial Commission on Management and Quality for their support and work throughout 2024 in continuing to achieve the RGE's mission: to strengthen research, promote academic reflection, and apply knowledge to address the challenges faced by educational organizations in their administration and management processes.

Finally, we inform our readers and authors that the Editorial Board of the Revista Gestión de la Educación has unanimously decided to transition to a continuous publication methodology starting in 2026. This change aims to reduce submission and publication times and provide greater immediacy in the dissemination and application of knowledge in the field of educational management.

Sincerely,
Juan Antonio Arroyo Valenciano
Director
Revista Gestión de la Educación

School supervision and the evaluation of educational quality within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda: challenges and proposals

José Augusto Valdez Miramontes — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

The document presents the results of a literature review on the current demands faced by citizens in a globalized world and their connection to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. In particular, it analyzes the role of school supervision in Mexico as a key element for implementing and evaluating educational policies that promote quality, inclusive, and equitable education, as established in Sustainable Development Goal 4. School supervision is explored through its functions of advising, pedagogical support, control, and administration, which aim to align educational processes with quality models and respond to the needs of the educational community.
To face the challenges of educational modernization and globalization, the document proposes the creation of a community of practice for telesecundaria school supervisors. This collaborative space would allow for the exchange of experiences and the development of competencies that have so far been insufficiently addressed in continuous training, facilitating a more professionalized and effective supervision. Furthermore, the community of practice seeks to establish a support network among supervisors to strengthen educational management through collaborative strategies, aligning the Mexican educational system with international commitments and responding to the current demands of educational systems.

Efficiency and Financial Sustainability of Colombia Public Universities

Luis Germán Báez-Mancera — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

The efficiency in the use of economic and financial resources is essential to ensure quality higher education. Addressing the challenges of sustainability, technology, and financial management is key for educational institutions to continue offering competitive training aligned with current demands. This research aims to analyze the technical efficiency and sustainability in the management of economic and financial resources allocated to public universities in Colombia, to propose improvement strategies. Data from the 2021 financial statements were used, and the Data Envelopment Analysis model, focused on inputs, was applied to determine relative efficiency. The results indicated that 43.5% of public higher education institutions in Colombia were fully efficient, while 56.5% showed inefficiencies. The average efficiency was 83.836%, with a maximum of 100%, a minimum of 35.51%, and a standard deviation of 21.37%. These findings are fundamental for the formulation of government policies that allow for the allocation of economic and financial resources based on management efficiency.

Development of research for the strengthening and transformation of School Management

Catty Orellana Guevara — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

This essay makes evident the need to look for management of knowledge, as well propose a conceptual model and an investigation method in the context of the professional practice, involving the educational community, whose final target is the transformation of the scholar center. It is based on the qualitative approach and focuses on the reflection made by workers about their own daily behavior in relation to its environment. It develops a four steps model: diagnostic, strategy, execution and evaluation. It presents the contributions since the identification of the problem, the gear of a strategy, the iterative execution of the planned actions and the importance of evaluation. The conclusion is that processes of investigation are viables, as well contributes to educational management for continuous improvement.

Certifications and accreditations as an accountability instrument for public universities

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Educational systems have incorporated a diversity of processes and strategies to improve educational quality and one of these actions are certifications and accreditations that evaluate teaching-learning processes. Aim: this article aims to analyze the role played by certifications and accreditations assigned to higher education institutions, as a tool for transparency and accountability on the usage of economic resources that the government assigns to public higher education institutions. Methodology: this research is qualitative; the interpretive method and documentary research were used. Results: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and specifically the specifications of the ISO 21001 standard and the ISO 21001:2018 standard which have indicators that show aspects of accountability. Conclusions: education, specifically, higher education, is considered a common good and a fundamental means to generate economic and social development in the country. For this reason, the existence of mechanisms to raise transparency and accountability of educational authorities is essential, so that the allocated resources are destined for the optimal training of professionals.