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CATUNDA, Arturo Cavalcanti. Ampliando o conceito de competência: contribuições às políticas públicas de certificação de competências. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2010, vol.21, n.45, pp.107-126. ISSN 0103-6831.

Based on data collected in state schools in Bahia, this article reports on a research of the relationship between two different concepts of competence, as measured by an occupational certification process for school principals, and the proficiency of their students in the disciplines of Portuguese, as measured by external teaching assessments. We were able to confirm that the concepts of competence used in the study are positively related with school performance - even after the introduction of testing factors theoretically related to school performance - and that this relationship is stronger in more complex teaching contexts. However, the findings of the investigation indicate that changes in establishing the concept of competence exert an influence on the intensity and significance of the relations established with the school results. The research findings contribute to the development of public policies of competences certification in education, to a greater understanding of this issue, as well as to the expansion of our knowledge of determinants of school performance.

Palabras clave : Professional Competence; Educational Achievement; Public Policy; School Principal.

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