Tenured Scholars
Volante, Paulo
Associate professor
Interdisciplinary scholar with related interests in educational improvement. Associate researcher at the Center for the Study of Policies and Practices in Education, CEPPE UC. He is director of the Department of Theory and Politics
Main areas of study: Leadership, Management and School Improvement, Curriculum Alignment and Philosophy of Education.
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor en Psicología | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology | 2010 |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences | 2000 |
| Degree in philosophy | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Faculty of Philosophy. | 1997 |
| Diploma in Human Resources Administration and Management | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. | 1995 |
| Philosophy Professor | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Education Faculty | 1992 |
Research Projects
| Year | Type | Name | Role | See more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2024 | Penn Global Research and Engagement Fund | Pivoting a Profession: School Leadership Training Across the Americas. | Co-investigator | |
| 2020-2022 | FONDECYT ANID | Collaboration practices between instructional leadership teams, for a sustainable pedagogical improvement | Main investigator | |
| 2021-2022 | Transfer Fund: Challenges of Education EDULAB Fundación Arauco | Development of a platform to promote collaborative work between teachers and managers | Co-investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
| 2018-2019 | FONIDE MINEDUC | Expert teams in instructional leadership practices and their transfer to local networks for pedagogical improvement | Expert investigator |
Publications
Recent
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Volante, P.
2022
Pedagogical Collaboration a key to school leadership
Pedagogy Notebooks. From: Wolters Kluwer
533
89-98
Sepúlveda, R., Volante, P., Montenegro, M.
2022
Validation of an intermediate leadership questionnaire for teachers responsible for a didactic department
Complutense Journal of Education
33 (3)
435-445
Szeto, E., Sin. K., Volante, P.
2021
Middle Teacher Leadership Practice for Social Justice: Young People's Career Development in Senior Secondary Education
International Studies in Educational Administration (Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Management (CCEAM))
49 (3)
82-102
Volante, P., Jeldres, R., Spero, K., Llorente, C. & Johanek, M.
2020
Simulations for the learning of decision making in educational leadership in the context of the Chilean school system
Research in Educational Administration and Leadership
5 (1)
1-41
Books
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
Volante, P. & Müller, M.
2017
Practice Manual Instructional Leadership Teams
UC editions
Book chapters
Author
Year
chapter title
Editors
book title
Pages
Editorial
DOI/Url
Volante, P., Llorente, C., Lazcano, C., Fuentes, P.
2019
School leadership capacities in Chile: horizon and opportunities for their development
Carrasco, A. and Flores, L.
From reform to transformation: Capabilities, innovations and regulation of Chilean education.
UC editions
Volante, P.
2015
Improvement Management in Schools with the Catholic Seal.
Imbarak, P.
Perspectives, contributions and tensions.
Collection Studies in Education. UC Editions.
Volante, P.
2012
Instructional leadership and academic achievement in secondary education in Chile.
Weinstein, J. and Muñoz, G.
What do we know about school directors in Chile?
349-367
Policy Briefs
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
Paredes, R, Volante, P, J. Zubizarreta, M. Opazo
2013
Shared financing in Chilean subsidized education.
UC Public Policy Center, Proposals for Chile, Public Policy Contest
Flyer, Paulo; Antonio Mladinic; Christian Lincovil; Magdalena Fernandez & Michael Johanek.
2011
“Design of Assessment Center for the selection of management teams in educational establishments.”
UC Public Policy Center, Proposals for Chile, Public Policy Contest
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Curriculum | EDU0162 |
| Education and Philosophy Course | EDU0313 |
| Educational policy and organization | EFG2500-1 |
| Educational Innovation and Improvement Project | EDU-3662-1 |
| Education Research Seminar | EDU0207 |
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| PhD Thesis Direction | EDU4229-9 |
| Direction and Leadership Focused on Teaching and Learning | EDU3830-1 |
| Master's Final Project | EDU3898-1 |
| Year | Type | Name | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Thesis | Community-Based Directive Management. Single case study in an Urban Polyvalent High School | Natasha Roth |
| 2020 | Thesis | Effect of intermediate leadership practices and pedagogical alignment on academic achievement in the subjects of Language and Mathematics in Chilean secondary schools | Ricardo Sepúlveda |
| 2018 | Thesis | Evaluating the influence of instructional leadership and academic heterogeneity on teachers' efficacy beliefs. | German Fromm |
| 2017 | Thesis | Distributed Leadership in Curriculum Management Processes | Fabian Derby |
| 2017 | Thesis | Instructional and transformational leadership in improvement processes in educational establishments | Lourdes Warden |
Commitment
Management Responsibilities at the Faculty or University
2020-2022: Director of the Department of Theory and Politics
2010-2022: Academic Director Conference on School Management and Leadership SUMMIT Education UC
2022: Representative of Mention Management and Leadership in the Master of Education
Social Impact
Member from the Editorial Board of School Leadership & Management – Taylor & Francis
journal research in Educational Administration and Leadership (REAL)
