Gestão democrática em uma escola de educação infantil no município de Santana do Livramento/RS: desafios e perspectivas

Abstract

This paper discusses the challenges and perspectives for effective democratic management, aiming to understand the importance of the process of building democratic management in public schools. It was tried to answer the following problem: What are the challenges and the perspectives for effective democratic and participatory management in the school context? For that, a field study was carried out, with a qualitative approach, of the case study type, in a Municipal School of Early Childhood Education in the city of Santana do Livramento / RS. The information was collected through interviews with representatives of the different segments of the school: four (4) teachers, four (4) employees and four (4) parents of students. From the information collected, it is noticed that there is consensus among all the interviewees about the understanding of democratic management as one that promotes the participation and involvement of all in the decision making related to the school. However, they identify some difficulties to effect this participation, especially related to the possibilities of working parents to be able to participate in the actions promoted by the schools. The results still point to the need for the school to promote more effective mechanisms to mobilize parents to participate in decision-making spaces on educational work.