Os processos de compras das escolas da Coordenadoria Regional de Desenvolvimento da Educação de Maracanaú (CREDE 1) – Estado do Ceará: uma perspectiva do fluxo

Abstract

This dissertation was developed within the scope of the Professional Master’s degree in Management and Evaluation of Education (PPGP) at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). It has as research focus the schools of the Regional Bureau for the Development of Education of Maracanaú (CREDE 1), in order to map which obstacles happen during the purchasing processes made by the schools that end up generating mishaps in the process and accumulation of the service requests of processes at the stage of liquidation of these in the second semester. Considering this, it was defined as general purpose of this work to identify and analyze which factors cause the accumulation of purchase processes at the liquidation stage at CREDE 1 in the second semester and, as specific purposes: to describe the financial resources destined for education and in which way occur the bidding processes in schools belonging to CREDE 1; analyze the factors that cause the accumulation of purchase processes at the liquidation stage as well as the cause for this concentration in the second semester and propose a plan of action to solve or mitigate this problem, thus allowing the application of money in schools to take place more efficiently. The methodological approach chosen was case study with a qualitative approach and data collection instruments adopted in order to deepen the knowledge about the object of study were two instruments: a questionnaire to the administrative-financial aides of the schools belonging to CREDE 1 and an interview with CREDE employees who deal directly with both the demands of the schools and with the liquidation stage of the procurement processes of such schools. The descriptive chapter present public administration, focusing Brazilian federal management and State of Ceará management and its consequences in educational budget placement, as well as legislation about purchasing processes in both spheres of management. This research also debates decentralization and efficiency and effectiveness principles for public administration, also discussing the relevance of school management and planning for the development of quality education. Lastly, an Educational Plan of Action was built, with suggestions of actions for improving the procedures between school and their respective regional bureaus, with aims not to solve, but alleviate the problems with the flow of purchase processes of said bureau and its schools, as shown throughout this wor