Gestão democrática: limites, desafios e possibilidades em uma escola do campo do município de Restinga Sêca/RS

Abstract

This work is based on studies about democratic school administration, considering the reality of a school located in a rural region of Restinga Seca, a small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Thus, the aim of the present study is to understand how a democratic administrationhas beendeveloped in the school and the waysthe school community is engaged in this process, as well as to examine the challenges, limits and possibilities of this educational institution as a democratic administration.The research was conducted with the contributions of students, teachers, staff, parents, and members of the Parents and Teachers Board of the Municipal Elementary School Deziderio Fuzer. Data collection was carried out in the school and its neighborhood through a semi-structured interview with the participants, an observation of the school as a whole and an analysis of its Pedagogical Political Project (PPP).This research is qualitative, in line with the studies of Bogdan and Biklen (1994) and was based on studies about democratic school administration according to authors such as Lück (2008) and Ferreira (2001), as well as Caldart (2004) and Molina (2009) regarding education in rural areas. Based on the data analysis, it is possible to conclude that the Municipal Elementary School Deziderio Fuzer has been developing the principles of a democratic administration, which can be clearly seenin its PPP and was corroboratedby the participants’ speeches. Moreover, all participants have demonstrated a feeling of belongingness regarding the school, as if it were part of their lives, which encourages their engagement whenever necessary.