Resumen

INCIARTE, Alicia; MARCANO, Noraida  y  REYES, María Elena. Academic-administrative management in Basic Education. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia [online]. 2006, vol.11, n.34, pp.221-243. ISSN 1315-9984.

This research project was focused on analyzing the processes constituting academic and administrative management in basic schools registered with public administration in the region of Zulia. The theoretical bases correspond with a study of the components and subcomponents making up said management. The methodology used was a descriptive-explicative type of research within the framework of a transversal field study with a non-experimental design. A sample of 854 classroom teachers and 161 directors and subdirectors was used; data was collected using two questionnaires. This data was processed using the model of factorial and statistical descriptive analysis. Qualitative information was collected using workshops carried out with the teachers; these allowed for revealing situations and deficiencies that complemented the explanation of the purpose of the study. Findings generated by this investigation indicate that differences exist in the material, academic and administrative structures in basic schools; some educational institutions with high and medium performance levels were observed in urban zones, while rural and marginal urban geographic spaces had deficiencies and limitations that did not allow them to approach an acceptable performance level.

Palabras clave : Academic-administrative management; basic education; curricular and organizational processes..