¿Cuidar es Cuestión de Género? Prácticas de Liderazgo del Cuidado en Directores y Directoras en República Dominicana
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Principal leadership is a key factor in educational improvement. Care leadership is associated with significant improvements in learning, teacher well-being, and institutional development. The aim of this study was to characterize the care leadership practices perceived by teachers in the Dominican public school system, and to examine whether the principal's sex constitutes a differentiating factor in these practices. This is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional, non-experimental design, framed within the descriptive-interpretive paradigm. A nationwide sample of 1,511 teachers was surveyed using the Caring School Leadership Questionnaire (CSLQ). Care leadership practices are present in teachers' perceptions of both male and female principals, with the principal's sex not being a relevant differentiating factor in perceived care leadership. Care practices are reported as a territorially situated organizational practice rather than as an attribute of gender, which denaturalizes the essentialist association between care and femininity. It is recommended that principal training policies be designed in a territorially contextualized manner and that they incorporate affective and emotional care dimensions.
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7201855781