Gestão da/na educação profissional e tecnológica: reflexões sobre o trabalho do diretor geral

Abstract

This research is part of the Academic Master’s Degree in Professional and Technological Education, in the research line (LP1) Policies and Management in EPT, by the Graduate Program in Professional and Technological Education - PPGEPT, of the CTISM of the Federal University of Santa Maria and is inserted in Grupo Transformação - Group of Studies and Research in Public Policies and Pedagogical Work at EPT. The present study has as problematization: what are the experiences and challenges of the directors of federal schools of Vocational and Technological Education in the central region of RS? The general objective was to analyze the experiences and challenges of general directors of federal schools of Vocational Education, in the central region of RS. And as specific: we sought to understand, from a historical relationship, the educational management in the EPT; in addition to identifying how public policies are taking effect in the realities of EPT; and learn about the experiences and challenges of general directors of federal schools of Professional and Technological Education in the central region of RS. The study presents itself as a qualitative research and a bibliographical, documental and field study. As a data production technique, questionnaires were used to map who the researched directors are and, continuing, an interview was applied with the five directors of the public EPT institutions. Among the paths followed to develop it, a methodological path was used that began with the Bibliographic and documental review, questionnaire to the protagonists through the Google forms Platform, interviews with the research subjects for the construction of the field diary, systematization of the studies related through Bardin’s analysis methodology, and finally the interlocution group with the interviewees. The previous content categories are as follows: EPT Director’s work; Public Policies and school management; School Management Experiences; Formation and Transformations of directors; Perceptions about Pedagogical Work in EPT; and Challenges for EPT directors. As a result, it was understood that managing an EPT involves many challenges, with the community, students, teachers, resource management, implementation of public policies, pedagogical work, in addition to the lack of indicators to analyze whether the work is being conducted in a correct manner. cohesive. Thus, the reflections of the interlocutors were essential to understand the context of the schools. It is expected that there will be more research on the subject to understand the experiences among those surveyed and the appreciation of the theme of EPT management.