The Role of Educational Leadership in Promoting Innovative Teaching Practices

Islam Muhammad Salama Muhammad; Silvana Andrea Cerón Silva; Magaly Cruscaya Ballesteros Lara; Stefany Mylena Moreira Bobadilla; Olivia Socorro Napa Cusme; Tania María Mendieta Cedeño

doi:10.70625/rlce/111

Autores/as

Islam Muhammad Salama Muhammad Unidad Educativa Simón Bolívar Autor/a https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4250-5783
Silvana Andrea Cerón Silva Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo Autor/a https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5637-7224
Magaly Cruscaya Ballesteros Lara Universidad Central del Ecuador Autor/a https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0802-0625
Stefany Mylena Moreira Bobadilla Unidad Educativa Ecomundo Babahoyo Autor/a https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7527-2451
Olivia Socorro Napa Cusme Unidad Educativa Junín Autor/a https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0213-4849
Tania María Mendieta Cedeño Unidad Educativa Junín Autor/a https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8608-6374

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70625/rlce/111

Palabras clave:

Educational leadership, Innovative teaching, Professional development, Instructional strategies, Collaboration.

Resumen

Educational leadership contributes a great deal to innovation within teaching practices and thus directly to the quality of education and the outcomes of the students. The paper explores the role of school administrators and heads of departments in enhancing innovative teaching practices through providing strategic vision, resources, and professional development opportunities. A mixed-methods approach was used, with 120 educators surveyed and interviewed across different educational institutions. Results indicated that active leadership schools tended to be much more innovative than others in both teaching and learning strategies, the integration of technology, and learning collaboratively. This article therefore discusses these results and emphasizes the central role of leadership style, continuous support, and experimentation culture in the move towards innovation within education.

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