Abstract

GARCIA, Heloisa Helena Genovese de Oliveira  and  MACEDO, Lino de. Reuniões de pais na educação infantil: modos de gestão. Cad. Pesqui. [online]. 2011, vol.41, n.142, pp.208-227. ISSN 0100-1574.

The article discusses the relationship between schools and families in the context of early childhood education through the analysis of parent-teacher meetings. It draws on a case study of eleven meetings held in two public pre-schools of São Paulo city. Different meeting modes of management were analysed according to three aspects: form (meeting agenda), content (subject), and dynamics (relationship between teachers and parents). Results showed a prevalent mode of management that hinders parent participation and compromises the very goals of meetings: disorganized and rigid forms, bureaucratic content, and fragmented and centralized dynamics. But the study also found indicators that favour the construction of a more cooperative relationship during the meetings: shared management, educational content, and group dynamics. It is thus suggested that meetings be recorded and later collectively assessed in relation to the school's pedagogical project, curriculum and didactic dimensions.

Keywords : Student School Relationship; Early Childhood Education; Management; Cooperation.

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