A gestão democrática na educação infantil reflexões a partir de um estudo de caso em uma EMEI de Santa Maria - RS

Abstract

This study sought to examine how public policies were being built from certain historical and cultural contexts as well as the views of children and childhood and how the democratic management has been understood and practiced within the elementary schools. The objective of the study is to investigate which one (s) the conceptions that teachers, coordinator and director of a public school in Early Childhood Education attach to their work in the democratic school management perspective. The methodology was based on: 1) literature in the history of early childhood education in Brazil; 2) conducting semi-structured interviews with early childhood institution manager, engineer, in order to investigate how the team understands the management and the role of the teacher of kindergarten; 3) conducting structured interviews with three teachers of early childhood education, to know how they perceive their work with children, and how are their participation in decisions by the management team. Realization of data analysis, prioritizing the identification of how to process the democratic management in the data presented infantil. Os education institutions highlight contributions for reflection on the democratic management practices, particularly in the context of early childhood education aimed at quality assurance Basic Education in this step. Through the testimonies of the teachers, and the school management team Darcy Vargas, in general, it is noted that there is the understanding that the democratic school management when everyone has the opportunity to participate in all matters covering the school. It was gratifying to conduct this research in this school. From the conversations I have established with these people, knowledge covering several subjects to take a lifetime.