Gestão escolar democrática: reflexões na elaboração e execução do projeto político pedagógico

Abstract

This work is about the Democratic Management of Public Schools and the importance of the Pedagogical and Political Project, as a guiding instrument for democratic schools. Therefore, it sought out to analyze how the planning and the execution of the pedagogical and political project work, as well as its peculiarities. It also verified, on the own document, the way the topics about the participation the democratic principles are approached. Thus, trough a case study, based on a documental research and through informal talking, it checked the execution project of PPP of a state public school. In this school it was identified the existence of a collective construction which prioritizes discussion and adapts the existent differences to the local peculiarities. In the documents of the school it was concluded that the school’s PPP follows a planning according to the democratic management enriching the members involved giving them voice and role. It is also highlighted that, during the research in the city school through informal talking to the teachers and clerks, it was seen that the school doesn’t have the document and it is not planned by the school community, which does not comply with the principles of a democratic management. It was concluded that the PPP is a fundamental document in the school and thus it must be carried out by the school community so that the democratic management finds its sustainment.