Desentrañando la cultura escolar como un constructo multidimensional: Validación de la Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS) en contextos de liderazgo educativo

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v15i4.50987

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Análisis factorial, Cultura escolar, Cultura organizacional, Instrumentos de medición, Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS), Validación psicométrica, Validez transcultural, Liderazgo educativo, Mejora escolar, Educación comparada, Enseñanza.

Resumen

La comprensión y medición de la cultura escolar sigue siendo una tarea crítica pero metodológicamente desafiante en la investigación educativa, dada su naturaleza multidimensional y dependiente del contexto. Este estudio contribuye a este campo al proporcionar una validación psicométrica integral de la Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS) en el contexto educativo griego, al tiempo que aborda cuestiones más amplias relacionadas con la aplicabilidad transcultural de los instrumentos de medición. Basándose en datos de directores escolares, el estudio emplea tanto el Análisis Factorial Exploratorio (AFE) como el Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC) para examinar la estructura interna de la escala, junto con análisis de fiabilidad y correlación. Los hallazgos demuestran una alta consistencia interna en todas las dimensiones y proporcionan apoyo empírico al modelo original de cuatro factores, confirmando la solidez teórica del instrumento. Al mismo tiempo, pequeñas variaciones en las cargas factoriales ponen de manifiesto la sensibilidad de los constructos de cultura escolar a las condiciones contextuales e institucionales. Las intercorrelaciones positivas entre los factores refuerzan aún más la conceptualización de la cultura escolar como un sistema dinámico e interconectado que configura las relaciones, expectativas y procesos de aprendizaje dentro de las escuelas. Más allá de su alcance nacional, el estudio ofrece importantes contribuciones a la literatura internacional al respaldar la validez transcultural de la SCS, al tiempo que enfatiza la necesidad de una validación sensible al contexto. Los resultados posicionan la SCS como una herramienta sólida y adaptable tanto para la investigación comparativa como para la orientación de prácticas de liderazgo y esfuerzos de mejora escolar. En conjunto, el estudio avanza tanto el rigor metodológico como la comprensión teórica de la cultura escolar como un factor clave en la calidad educativa y el cambio organizacional.

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2026-04-30

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Ensenanza y Ciencias de la Educación

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Desentrañando la cultura escolar como un constructo multidimensional: Validación de la Escala de Cultura Escolar (SCS) en contextos de liderazgo educativo. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 4, p. e11015450987, 2026. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v15i4.50987. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/rsd/article/view/50987. Acesso em: 2 may. 2026.