Programa convivência escolar e as resistências dos atores envolvidos: implementação na Diretoria Regional de Educação de São Miguel Paulista da Rede Municipal de Ensino de São Paulo

Abstract

This paper aims to describe and analyze the implementation of the Programa Convivência Escolar in the Educational Board Regional of São Miguel Paulista in the city of São Paulo. The program, which reflects upon the exercise of coexistence, cooperation, intervention and prevention of school violence, proposed by the municipal education in the state capital, was formulated in order to contribute to the improvement of relations established in schools. Such relationships are categorized into three areas: student-student, student-teacher and student-school community, which impacts also on students learning. This research is justified, since, to follow the first steps for the production of this policy and the perception of stakeholders regarding the proposed actions, contributes to other school systems that are treading similar paths and / or are concerned with the issue of violence. The data presented here were collected through participant observation and interviews with assistant directors of school units, revealing some resistance on the part of these individuals during the process of policy implementation. In order to assess more fully the ideals of the program and the perception of the actors involved, is conducted a brief discussion about school life and violence in the scholl. Throughout this work, are presented an action plan, in order to resume the program in the Educational Regional Board of São Miguel Paulista, since their activities were discontinued at the end of 2012.Thus it would be possible to overcome the limitations, strengths and gaps occurred during the implementation process.