Abstract

ZARDO-MORESCHO, SANDRA MARIA; ESQUINSANI, ROSIMAR SERENA SIQUEIRA  and  ZILLI, JULCEMAR BRUNO. DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL MANAGEMENT: WHAT THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS FROM THE STATE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF SANTA CATARINA SAY. Educ. rev. [online]. 2025, vol.41, e46659.  Epub Jan 10, 2025. ISSN 1982-6621.  https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-469846659.

This article aims to present the perceptions of teachers belonging to the Santa Catarina state education network about democratic school management. It corresponds to an excerpt from a research project, the problem surrounding the perceptions of basic education teachers from this network about democratic management in the day-to-day running of their schools. The research is characterized as qualitative and quantitative, with the analysis of data obtained from applying an online questionnaire to teachers in the state education network. It also includes a discussion of the government policies that regulate school management in the state network, Decree No. 1,794/2013 (Santa Catarina, 2013) and Decree No. 194/2019 (Santa Catarina, 2019a). Among the theoretical references that underpin the analysis, we highlight Cury (2007), Vieira (2007), Souza (2009; 2012), Lima (2013), who discuss the concepts related to democratic management; Alves (2019), Palú and Petry (2020), problematize liberal democracy, which delimits democratic management in schools; and consequently, compromises the recognition and participatory parity (Fraser, 2002; 2006; 2007) of teachers. Although the results indicate that democratic management is materializing in state schools, some teachers do not recognize it, which may be associated with successive government policies that limit participation and delay the implementation of democratic school management.

Keywords : Educational policy; democratic management; teachers' perceptions; Santa Catarina state education network.

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