Resumen

MARCANO, Noraida  y  FINOL DE FRANCO, Mineira. Personal and Managerial Competence in Directors and Sub-Directors of Basic Schools. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia [online]. 2007, vol.12, n.39, pp.410-430. ISSN 1315-9984.

The main objective of this paper was to determine the personal and managerial competences of directors and sub-directors in the first and second stages of basic education, in the Municipality of Maracaibo, State of Zulia. This descriptive-field research was supported theoretically by the work of Mercader (1998), Quinn (1995), Ruiz (1992), Requeijo and Lugo (1997), among others. The questionnaire used consisted of sixty-four (64) items and was administered to twenty-eight (28) directors working at ten (10) elementary schools. This instrument was validated by eight experts and its reliability, calculated using the Cronbach Alpha Coefficient, was 0.88. Results obtained indicated that the educational directors surveyed have a high mastery level for personal competences, specifically those related to self-knowledge, self-achievement and self-control. Likewise, for managerial competences in the roles of director, advisor and facilitator, results by indicator showed averages oscillating between 2.98 and 3.44, placing them in the category of a high mastery level for these competences. Nevertheless, regarding the role of innovator for the indicators living with change (1.66) and creative thought (1.77), they show a very low mastery level. School managers should reflect on this last role, given its importance in the process of reform and innovation currently being experienced in the Venezuelan educational system.

Palabras clave : Educational manager; basic schools; personal competencies; managerial competencies.