O papel do gestor na construção da gestão democrática

Abstract

This monographic study presents a reflection on the role of the school manager, in relation to his/her jurisdiction facing the challenges found during the construction of democratic management. It was proposed, through a search of qualitative nature, the development of an analysis about the actions of the educational manager, through the skills that are necessary for the exercise of his/her function. The research presents the history of the school management and demonstrates the importance of the democratic management in the contemporary world and the role of the manager inside the school reality. To enrich the study, data was collected through questionnaires and interviews applied to the manager and the pedagogical coordinator of a public school in the country side of Rio Grande do Sul. It was used the method of Content Analysis, an interpretive tool in order to understand and verify the research field project. Data analysis revealed the manager as a leader and a mediator in the school organization process and contextualizes his function in the improvement of education, both in administration and in pedagogical fields. It was concluded that the manager plays a key role in the construction of democratic management, in which he acts as a democratic leader, mediating the processes in the collectivity, community, where the biggest challenge is the lack of commitment of the school community in the participation on the school organization.