Transformative educational management: administrative models for innovative institutions

This research aims to develop an analytical framework for understanding the implementation of administrative models that promote sustainable innovation and adaptive capacities in educational institutions, derived from the Institutional Academic Domain declared as Education, Culture and Society, from the line of research related to Education. Using a descriptive methodology with a qualitative approach, based on the interpretive-constructivist paradigm, innovative educational organizations were analyzed through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation, and documentary analysis. The results identified eight emerging administrative models that distance themselves from traditional hierarchical approaches: Adaptive Distributed Leadership, Data-Driven Educational Management, Agile Organizational Design, Collaborative Educational Governance, Holistic Model of Learning-Centered Innovation, Purpose-Based Educational Administration, Ambidextrous Educational Management, and Sustainable Educational Management. It is concluded that the most effective educational institutions implement models characterized by flexible organizational structures, distributed leadership, and decision-making based on both data and shared purposes. These models balance institutional stability with continuous innovation. Their main differentiating factor is the coherent integration of flexible structures, participatory processes, and learning cultures—fundamental elements for developing adaptive educational organizations in complex and changing environments.

• Autore principale: Rodríguez Rodríguez, Alberto (author)
• Altri autori: Bernal Álava , Ángel Fortunato (author), Pino Tarragó , Julio Cesar (author), Domínguez Gálvez , Dunia Lisbet (author)
• Natura: article
• Lingua: spa
• Pubblicazione: 2025
• Soggetti: gestión adaptativa; innovación educativa; liderazgo distribuido; modelos administrativos; organizaciones resilientes; adaptive management; administrative models; distributed leadership; educational innovation; resilient organizations
• Accesso online: https://revistas.uteq.edu.ec/index.php/csye/article/view/1110