Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
mandos intermedios
English translation:
middle managers
Added to glossary by
Sonsoles Marín
Jun 24, 2014 11:27
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Traductora Freelance
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
mandos intermedios
Spanish to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
"Los Jefes de Departamento y otros mandos medios de los colegios, las más de las veces, viven su nombramiento como si de una pesadilla se tratara"
I found "middle managements" among some others, however I am not sure if this is the appropiate term within the education field with different charges such as Director, Jefe de Estudio, Jefes de Departamento
I found "middle managements" among some others, however I am not sure if this is the appropiate term within the education field with different charges such as Director, Jefe de Estudio, Jefes de Departamento
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | middle managers |
Paul Brown
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| 4 +5 | middle management |
MPGS
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| 4 +3 | (mid-level) administrators |
Anthony Mazzorana (X)
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Proposed translations
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Paul Brown
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
ES/PT > Native English Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
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middle managers
This seems to be the term used, especially in the UK.
http://www.teachingleaders.org.uk/who-we-are/mission-and-val... - "“The role of middle managers is crucial to the steady and sustained improvement of schools. The Headteachers and senior managers provide the vision but middle managers effect the long-term changes, which will raise standards and improve the quality of education.” Ofsted
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=303972 - "It is remarkable that the school improvement movement is only just beginning to recognise the importance of the middle managers in secondary schools - all those heads of department, heads of faculty and heads of year who are responsible for the quality of teaching and learning day to day."
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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142412788732342060...
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/p19129/Think-Cranfield/Th...
http://www.harvardbusiness.org/blog/developing-middle-manage...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/karen-gill/female-middle-man...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/10463789/Middle-mana...
http://www.teachingleaders.org.uk/who-we-are/mission-and-val... - "“The role of middle managers is crucial to the steady and sustained improvement of schools. The Headteachers and senior managers provide the vision but middle managers effect the long-term changes, which will raise standards and improve the quality of education.” Ofsted
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=303972 - "It is remarkable that the school improvement movement is only just beginning to recognise the importance of the middle managers in secondary schools - all those heads of department, heads of faculty and heads of year who are responsible for the quality of teaching and learning day to day."
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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142412788732342060...
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/p19129/Think-Cranfield/Th...
http://www.harvardbusiness.org/blog/developing-middle-manage...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/karen-gill/female-middle-man...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/10463789/Middle-mana...
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Charles Davis
: Alas, you're right. It started in the aftermath of the 1987 Education Reform Act: the idea was to make education businesslike, so the language of business was adopted. Deplorable, IMO.
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hahah interesting history! Thanks Charles!
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neilmac
: Around the same time as it became uncool to call teachers teachers... etc.
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hahaha Thanks Neil!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias a todos. "
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middle management
middle management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_management
Middle management is the intermediate management of a hierarchical organization, being subordinate to the senior management but above the lowest levels of ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_management
:-)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_management
Middle management is the intermediate management of a hierarchical organization, being subordinate to the senior management but above the lowest levels of ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_management
:-)
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Toni Castano
: :-)
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Gracias, Toni; saludos. :-)
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Gracias, Patricia. Saludos :-)
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Marina Ilari
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Gracias, Marina. Saludos :-)
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Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux
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Gracias, Evelyne. Saludos -:)
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neilmac
: Also agree with Charles's comments below
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Thank you, neilmac. Best. :-)
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1 hr
Anthony Mazzorana (X)
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
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(mid-level) administrators
I would say "Department Chairs and other mid-level administrators...."
In the business world there are managers; in education there are administrators.
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I put "mid-level" in parentheses only because I initially thought I wouldn't even include the phrase. I think it's understood by the use of administrators, but then I figured it might be a mistake to omit that. So I meant to delete the parentheses but forgot.
In the business world there are managers; in education there are administrators.
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I put "mid-level" in parentheses only because I initially thought I wouldn't even include the phrase. I think it's understood by the use of administrators, but then I figured it might be a mistake to omit that. So I meant to delete the parentheses but forgot.
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Jessica Noyes
: Definitely true for the US, in my experience -- never managers. However, I wouldn't capitalize "department chairs." -- In the context of the originally posted sentence, there would be no capitalization in English, only if used with a name.
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You wouldn't capitalize it if it were a title? Makes sense. I guess it's not used as a title in that context.
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Charles Davis
: I am very glad to hear that such people are not called "managers" in the US. I'm afraid they are in the UK. It started in the 1980s. I find it deplorable. I entirely agree with line 2 of your explanation.
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neilmac
: I'd prefer Department Heads and I'd probably capitalize it, but hey, I'm a limey...
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