The school principal’s election in the educational municipal policies of democratization in the metropolitan area of Recife

Authors

  • Luciana Rosa Marques UFPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/edu.2012.162.1530

Abstract

The paper analyzes the role of election of school managers in the educational policy of democratization/decentralization in Recife. It considers how democracy is constituted as an object of discourse in Brazilian education. Data were collected via interviews with municipal managers of education. The Discourse Theory was used as a reference for analysis, based on Laclau. We seek to explain the social aspects from the discourse. The results indicated that the election of managers is an important element in building democracy in school, but it does not mean that democracy is guaranteed. The hegemonic sense present in the manager’s speeches is that it is important to build democratic practices in the school routine, especially through the School Council. It is also noticed that democratization is a constituent of the manager’s discourse. However, its effect is different in view of the prospect policy managers with which they are in line. 

Key words: policies of decentralization of education, election of principals, discourse theory.

Author Biography

Luciana Rosa Marques, UFPE

Doutora em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco com Estágio de Doutoramento no Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra. Professora adjunta do Departamento de Administração Escolar e Planejamento Educacional e do Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Pesquisadora dos grupos de pesquisa Educação e Sociedade e Pós-estruturalismo, Política e Construção de Identidades, vinculados ao Programa de Pós Graduação em Sociologia da UFPE e do grupo de pesquisa Políticas Públicas de Educação do Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação da UFPE.

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Published

2012-05-28

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2012): May/August

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