Das lutas à conquista democrática: a trajetória da escolha direta dos diretores escolares da rede municipal de ensino de Sapucaia do Sul

Abstract

This research monograph is characterized as a qualitative study about the Election of Directors comprehended as an essentially political phenomenon of the school. The question that guides this work is the analysis of how to handle and to develop a proposition of a democratic management according to the city enactment 3.828/11, which provides the direct indication of director and vice director of the municipal schools of education of Sapucaia do Sul (RS) by school communities. Regarding the legislation, this is a decisive instrument for democratization of the school environment. In this sense, the survey is based on, at first, a bibliographic study about the nature of democratic management, Using as a support reputed academic researchers on democracy and participation study, such Rousseau (1997 and 2002), Coutinho (2002), Bobbio (1983 and 1986), Santos (2002) and Touraine (1996). To link theory with practice, a research was also conducted, through interviews containing open-ended questions. Teachers from municipal schools and a member of teachers syndicate were enlisted and presented their ideas around the topic under discussion. The development of the research indicates that the Election of Directors of the schools is an achievement to the category, and it is also a result of a complex political and social context surrounding the municipal schools of education.