Approximation to the study of educational development from the city councils and in the Spanish context

Abstract

The article presents the main results of a study whose purpose has been to investigate the educational development of the municipalities through the actions implemented by the City Councils in the Spanish context. It contains the implementation and validation of a proposed model of stages for educational development, which has resulted in the literature review, 17 in-depth interviews, 2 discussion groups, the pilot implementation of the Model in 3 municipalities, and its validation in practice. Open-ended results indicate some key requirements for educational development: contextualized institutional approaches, flexibility of organizational structures, and a relational system open to innovation.