Llevar dos coronas: un estudio fenomenológico sobre las experiencias vividas por mujeres administradoras escolares como madres y líderes.
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https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v11i3.3952Palabras clave:
Educación, Lideranza, Femenologia, Estudio de genero, MaternidadResumen
Este estudio explora las experiencias vividas por mujeres que ocupan cargos administrativos en una institución de educación superior de Filipinas y que compaginan su doble rol de líderes educativas y madres. Basado en un diseño de investigación fenomenológica descriptiva y cualitativa, el estudio investiga cómo estas madres gestionan las demandas —a menudo contrapuestas y que se entrecruzan— de la autoridad profesional y el cuidado materno. Se recopilaron datos mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas en profundidad a ocho administradoras seleccionadas intencionalmente, los cuales se analizaron utilizando un enfoque temático con el apoyo del software Delve. Los hallazgos revelan tres temas centrales, analizados bajo la doble perspectiva de la Teoría de los Límites (*Boundary Theory*) y la Teoría del Enriquecimiento Trabajo-Familia: (1) los desafíos persistentes para mantener límites claros frente a cargas de trabajo excesivas, escasez de personal y agotamiento emocional; (2) el profundo impacto de las responsabilidades profesionales en la crianza, lo que provoca que los comportamientos de liderazgo se trasladen a las interacciones domésticas, al tiempo que se produce un enriquecimiento positivo de su impulso profesional; y (3) los procesos cognitivos y emocionales para dar sentido a su doble vida, logrados mediante un pragmatismo resiliente, la fe y una redefinición estratégica del éxito que presenta la renuncia a la carrera profesional como un acto de agencia materna. El estudio concluye que, si bien la tensión entre estas "dos coronas" es significativa, las administradoras integran activamente ambos ámbitos para cultivar un estilo de liderazgo distintivo e híbrido, arraigado en la empatía y la adaptabilidad. Estas conclusiones subrayan la necesidad crítica de que las instituciones de educación superior implementen sistemas de apoyo estructural —tales como modalidades de trabajo flexible, auditorías sistemáticas de la carga laboral e iniciativas locales de salud mental— para garantizar el bienestar y la retención de estas líderes que son madres. Palabras clave: Liderazgo educativo, maternidad, desbordamiento de límites, enriquecimiento trabajo-familia, mujeres administradoras.
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