A gestão como um caminho para a melhoria do desempenho escolar: o caso da Escola Estadual Melo Viana no contexto da Superintendência Regional de Ensino de Monte Carmelo/MG

Abstract

This dissertation was produced in the scope of the Master of Professional Studies in Educational Management and Evaluation (PPGP) of the Public Politics Center and Educational Evaluation of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd / UFJF). The management case to be studied evaluated the extent to which the management of the Melo Viana State School contributed to the improvement of results compared to the three schools of the Regional Superintendence of Monte Carmelo, Egídio Machado State School, Tancredo de Almeida Neves State School and Padre César State School, which were on the verge of closing activities. The general objective was to analyze the factors that led to the change in the performance of Melo Viana State School and the differences in the school management mode compared to other schools, between 2010 and 2018, in order to propose to SRE Monte Carmelo actions that can minimize risks of closure of other school units. The specific objectives for this study were to present and describe the Regional Superintendence of Monte Carmelo and the four schools studied; comparatively analyze the management mode of Melo Viana State School in relation to the other three units; propose an action plan for SRE Monte Carmelo, which will minimize the risk of closure of other school units in the Regional. Qualitative research was used as methodology and, as case study instruments, bibliographic research and data collection, through the use of participant observation and semi-structured interviews. It was assumed that the four schools in similar contexts and working conditions, the differentiating factor between Melo Viana State School and the three schools that were closed is school management. The study found that the hypothesis is true, that is, that the practices and the way of management of the institution was the determining factor for the improvement of the performance of Melo Viana State School, and it is possible to propose an action plan for SRE Monte Carmelo, in order to minimize the risk of closure of other school units.