Educational Management in the Use of New Teaching Methodologies in an Educational Institution

La Gestión Educativa en el Uso de Nuevas Metodologías de Enseñanza en una Unidad Educativa

Abstract

The implementation of innovative methodologies in educational institutions requires management that articulates resources, teacher training, and institutional support. The objective of this research was to identify educational management practices at the Private Educational Unit San Joaquín y Santa Ana in Guayaquil, Ecuador. A mixed-methods approach (qualitative-quantitative) was employed, with a descriptive scope and a non-experimental cross-sectional design, applying interviews to administrative staff and surveys to 31 teachers. The results showed that 38,71% of teachers attributed difficulties in implementing new methodologies to a lack of pedagogical training, followed by problems in the distribution of technological resources (29,03%). Likewise, 74,19% reported infrequent use of technological tools, and 77,42% showed limited habits of methodological collaboration. A predominantly normative management model was identified, which limits methodological flexibility and generates resistance to change. As an intervention proposal, pedagogical workshops focused on gamification, flipped classroom, and Project-Based Learning were designed. It is concluded that pedagogical workshops constitute an internal educational management strategy that promotes experiential learning and a collaborative teaching culture to contextualize the use of active methodologies.