Strategic planning from a focus on equity: myth to reality in schools

Abstract

Guidelines related to strategic planning in educational centers are described, particularly in the Arturo Prat Chacón Cadet School (Chile), deepening from an equity-centered approach, starting with the Equity Continuum, this with the purpose of advancing towards strategic planning that promotes actions for a critical transformation in schools. From the methodological point of view, the research is situated, of a qualitative descriptive type, of a non-experimental nature, supported by documentary analysis with an instrumental case study. The research contributed to establishing indicators and descriptors that the educational center leader must consider in a strategic planning and implementation process that truly promotes equity, namely: Fluid and transparent communication with all members of the institution; understanding of the cultural differences that affect the lives and learning of the educational community; immersion in the culture and communities that make up the school; valuing the culture, heritage and experiences of the members that make up the educational community; timely attention to critical institutional nodes, where equity and social justice should be the pillars in the statement of objectives of the school.