Coordenação pedagógica na educação infantil: um elo na construção da gestão democrática

Abstract

This research aims at investigating, to the light of the paradigms of democratic management, if the role played by the pedagogical coordinator crosses the barriers of school and reaches the society, thus, changing it, as well as how such process develops in the orientation of the educators and the school community, it will also investigate which are the elements and tools that help the coordinator to conduct these processes. As the methodology, at first, a documental investigation has been used, secondly, a case study, in which, the field research made a closer observation of the context possible, as well as the clarification of the questions presented by means of interviews with the educators. The challenge is to continue researches and to bring up to discussion important issues related to teaching and education as a whole as well as the relations and implications of the school management, the teaching work of the pedagogical coordinator, its identity and the relevance of this professional for the school and the society.