Gestão democrática na educação: a experiência de partici-pação no Conselho Municipal de Educação de Campina Grande-PB (2009-2010)

Abstract

In the educational field, a significant change in the state's role in the administration processes and decision-making of this policy may be perceived by the opening of institutionalized spaces of participation. The directionality of Educational Policy at the local level will depend on how the Council's space is being occupied by these subjects. This study aims: to analyze as it has been done on institutionalized participation in the Municipal Education Council of Campina Grande-PB, from the conception of advisors. Its specific objectives are: to understand the process of creation and training of its Council, to identify the composition, verifying their representativeness, the participating institutions, the choice criterion, the relationship between representatives and represented, to check the operation of the Council considering its mission and responsibilities, their internal organization, proposals and resolutions, and finally identify the perception of segments about the participation and of social control. It was used the method of critical-dialectical approach and Case Study as a type of research. The research was composed of the directors hold a Municipal Education Council of Campina Grande sworn management for the biennium 2009-2011. The sample design was intentional, being selected for the research advisers holders 10 distributed as follows: representatives of the Municipal Executive Power (5) Universities (1), Trade Unions and Professional Associations (1) and Civil Society and Community (3). As a tool for data collection it was used for systematic observation at Council meetings; document analysis, and application of closed form and interview. The documents were analyzed using documentary analysis and the others were subjected to content analysis proposed by Bardin (1977). During the research were considered the standards established by Resolution No. 196/96 of the CNS. The research confirms the social participation in the Council. Its operation was constant, but unstable, dependent on the conditions for administrative, financial and technical close to the Department of Education, the composition shows very problematic with most government officials and the presence of legislative power, has a good number of Resolution But the majority on the bureaucratic management of schools. The testimonies of the counselors show different understandings of the meaning of social control resulting in participatory practices also distinct. The study reveals that the weaknesses and shortcomings which were pointed out are a reflection not only of individual practices, but above all the forms and conditions of participation experienced in that management and other contexts by the Council in accordance with the proper limits of the Brazilian education .