Desafios na construção de escolas democráticas

Abstract

This work concerns the study of theories that can help address challenges in building Democratic Schools. Aims to raise ideas and bring some alternatives can become deeply embedded in school life so that you can turn it into an educational environment that may include, if not all, but most of its users in their searches more meaningful and personal fulfillment professional. The educational experience at school, in regard to educational and administrative management, it appears most often very vertical in their decisions and therefore unsatisfactory, even with a constant target of criticism and a cause for concern. From the inclusion of the principle of democratic management in education, in legislation that requires the decentralization of collective decisions, it becomes possible participation of all stakeholders in the institution, both in decision making and for the completion of "doing" school. This should include education to make the choice involved in these same democratic actions with regard to management in many different instances that may be proposed and initiated by the school. The Educational Policy Project in the democratic management of the school assumes the operation of the entire institution and should be prepared as a collective, democratic and participatory, both in the administrative and curricular and pedagogical. This work aims to demonstrate not only a democratic practice and philosophy of the school, but a democratic experience that can be extended to the whole society, to the extent that the gain due to involvement can make a regular practice and participation in everyday school life and thus make their users and their community, above all, more fulfilled and therefore happier.