Liderazgo Desde la Escuela, una Propuesta para la Representación Estudiantil: Caso Guatavita

Abstract

Leadership is one of the most important roles within the social structure, since, from there, decisions are made and these ones determine the future of a group of people. Taking into account this premise, the purpose of this article is to analyze the perspective that the students of the I. E. D. Pius XII, of the municipality of Guatavita, Cundinamarca, have regarding the concept of leadership and representation, along with what this encompasses within the school government and democratic practice, since it is education the axis of orientation that builds the individuals training, and it is through the school that the characteristics and abilities of a leader, should be highlighted, inculcated and strengthened. Research that is approached from a delimited case study, implementing a mixed research design, using the descriptive approach; revealing the main shortcomings and conceptual gaps according to the data collected through surveys and interviews with students in the higher education courses of the institution, and thus formulating solutions that will lead to the success of the democratic exercise, taking advantage of the results of focus group exercises. Results to determine how school leaders influence student decision-making by students?. This gives rise to evidence of the magnitude of the electoral phenomena denounced by institutions such as the MOE.