Dificuldades na implementação da gestão participativa em uma escola da Zona da Mata Mineira

Abstract

The present dissertation is developed under the Professional Master in Management and Evaluation of Education (PPGP) of the Center for Public Policies and Education Evaluation of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd / UFJF). The case studied discusses the democratic and participatory management in a school in the Zona da Mata Mineira. To do so, it will be necessary to analyze the context, actions and channels of participation of the school community. The participative character of a management is very important, since it allows the consolidation of democratic management, institutional autonomy and makes individuals co-authors and co-responsible of the daily practice of school management. In this sense, the research problem is in the low participation of the subjects that make up the school segments. Thus, the guiding question of this case study is: "what are the obstacles to mobilizing the school community in order to achieve a democratic and participatory management?" We hypothesize that the channels of participation opened by the school are not enough to promote a more meaningful participation of the members of the school community, and yet the subjects' self-indulgence, the fear of compromising, the school's own location and the fact Be unique in the municipal seat can be impeding factors of participation. Based on the concepts of Democratic and Participatory Management, it is intended to analyze the functioning of collegiate bodies and their contribution to the expansion of institutional autonomy and propose actions that allow a trajectory of participation of all actors in the daily actions of the school. Thus, the present research presents as general objective: to investigate the obstacles to mobilize the community of the Smooth Way School for the accomplishment of a democratic and participatory management, and to analyze the actions of the subjects of the various segments of the school community. As specific objectives were defined: i) describe the management case, which is linked to the low participation of the school community; ii) analyze the problems of the management case, more specifically the reasons that lead the subjects to a position of resistance to participation; iii) propose socio-political-pedagogical actions that promote the conscious participation of all segments of the school community and, consequently, the expansion of institutional autonomy. We will use, as methodology, qualitative research, and as instruments of field research, documentary analysis, interviews and questionnaires. From the reading of several authors, among them Lück (2000, 2002, 2006, 2008a, 2008b, 2009a, 2009b), Paro (1986, 2001), Gadotti (1980,1993,1997), Dourado (1994), Libano (2004), Demo (1999) and Freire (1995, 1996, 2000, 2006), an analysis was developed regarding democratic and participatory management, making it understood that it is imperative that members of the school community feel motivated to act for the success of the educational process.