Abstract

SILVA, Marcus Quintanilha da  and  CRUZETTA, Danieli D’Aguiar. The racial representativity in the function of director in the municipality of Curitiba — in 2016: a limit for democracy?. Educ. Rev. [online]. 2021, vol.37, e74696.  Epub May 20, 2021. ISSN 1984-0411.  https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-4060.74696.

This article aims to reflect on the relationship between education and democracy based on the analysis of racial inequality in the representation of principals of the Municipal Centers for Early Childhood Education (CMEIs) of Curitiba in 2016. The methodological approach consisted of a quantitative analysis from Selz’s perspective (2015), understanding that a set of numerical information needs to be nourished by a theoretical basis that can explain the analyzed phenomenon. The discussion was guided by the discussion of how the position of CMEI director is filled by appointment and, to understand racial inequality in the function, the argument was based on theories of social inequalities that deal with stratification, the use of credentials for distinction and inequalities in the labor market. The results showed that the occupation of the directors of CMEIs has a higher proportion of self-declared whites in relation to the population of Paraná. As a reflection on the relationship between education and democracy, it was understood that the nomination of the function of director may enhance the racial inequality that already exists in the teaching profession due to the different careers in force in Curitiba, besides imposing obstacles to the construction of democracy in the school community.

Keywords : Democratic management; Form of provision; Racial inequality; Curitiba; Child education.

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