The context of promotion to principal in primary schools: Educational reforms 2013 and 2019 in Mexico

Abstract

With the objective of identifying the conditions for promotion to management functions in primary education and answering the question: What are the differences or similarities in the 2013 and 2019 educational reforms in Mexico to achieve promotion to principal in primary schools? ? The review of documents that regulate the professional teaching service in basic education began: the General Law of the Professional Teaching Service (2013) and the General Law of the System for the Career of Teachers and Teachers (2019) from which the calls are derived for promotion to the management function analyzed in the work methodology. A similar scheme was identified in the 2013 reform described in 16 bases to access the management function and in the 2019 reform the so-called multifactorial elements were annexed, such as seniority, work in marginalized areas and postgraduate studies. The formalization of the managerial function in 2013 began with a provisional appointment and an induction period of two years to access the final appointment, a period in which the new managers received induction and assessment by their immediate authority for the assignment of a final appointment; In contrast, the 2019 reform, assigns a definitive appointment upon compliance with the multifactorial and 6 months and one day in the function, here it is identified that there is no systematic training process or accompaniment to the function, until the 2022-2023 call Consider an online management skills course as a requirement.