Gestão democrática: a efetivação no cotidiano de uma escola estadual do município de Chapada (RS)

Abstract

This study wants to analyze the participation of the school community (direction, parents, students, teachers and staff) in the process of democratic management of a state school from Chapada, RS. It was realized a qualitative research based on a study of case where the following contributors participated: principal, teachers, parents, the students and staff. After the data collection it was adopted as a method of interpretation of information, the analysis of content and the information were systematized by categories. In addiction to the use of the questionnaire, it was also carried out the documentary analysis of the Pedagogic Political Project to look for information about the Democratic Administration in everyday life of school. The results show that all the collaborators at school have the knowledge about what is a Democratic Administration; where the manager is not only the director, but all those are involved in school community, and the actions that implement the Democratic Management are those that effect the participation of everybody in the director election, in the pedagogic project, in meetings and in collegiate bodies. It is concluded that the Democratic Administration is being carried out at the school with the participation the school community in the decisions looking for a higher quality education.