Exploring School Leadership in Chile Using Generational Theory: A Multiple Case Study of The Careers of Boomer, GenerationX and Millennial Headteachers

Generation theory (Mannheim, 1952) argues that members of the same cohort or generational location, share a similar set of beliefs, attitudes and behaviours. These ideas have underpinned a series of studies in diverse areas, including sociology of work, aiming to understand individual and organisational practices (Smola and Sutton, 2002). In recent years, popularise by the work of Howe and Strauss (2000), the labels of Silent (90 and 71 years old), Boomers (70-55), GenXs (54-40), and Millennials (20-39) have populated both research and popular media. There is a growing interest in the education sector for generational studies (Stone-Johnson, 2011; Edge et al., 2016). Previous studies have concentrated in the English speaker northern hemisphere, less is known about the influence of generation in Latin-American. Chilean public-schools are led by three different cohorts: Boomers (65%), GenX (25%) and Millennials (10%) (Galdames, 2019). Shaped by a turbulent socio-political background, each generation grew up in a specific temporal location. As most Latin-American countries, Chile experienced a long military dictatorship between 1973 and 1990, breaking down these cohorts in before-and-after democratic time pockets (Cornejo et al., 2013). Moreover, the lack of a formal career path for school leaders leaves the professional decisions to the discretion of each aspiring headteacher. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the discussion about careers, leadership and generation, seeking to understand the influence of generation theory in the professional path of public-school headteachers. Under a qualitative approach, I conducted biographical interviews with 28 public school headteachers (9 Boomers; 10 GenX; 9 Millennials), exploring their childhood, their experiences as teachers, their trajectories towards the headship and their ideas about the future. The findings aim to expand research and to feed the public policies for school leaders’ careers, acknowledging the unique characteristic and demands of each generation

Hugo Amigo y Patricia Bustos (editores) Apellidos mapuche: historia y signifi cado

Departamento de Nutrición, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, 2008, 124 páginas. ISBN 17697

Comunicación Bilateral de los Nervios Músculocutáneo y Mediano. Aspectos Morfológicos e Importancia Clínica

Cerda, A (Cerda, Aladino). Univ Talca, Talca, ChileCommunication of the musculocutaneous and median nerves of the brachial plexus is common and is important in the evaluation of trauma and surgical procedures in axillary and brachial regions. This paper presents a case in which during a routine dissection of upper limb the presence of bilateral communication between musculocutaneous and medium nerves was observed. Trajectory of communicating branches was described, relation and morphometry was discussed with regard to prevalence and clinical significance of these communications

Labio leporino en la terminología biomédica

Cantin, M (reprint author), Univ Talca, Dept Ciencias Basicas & Biomed, Talca, Chile