<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1981-0431</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Linhas Críticas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Linhas Críticas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1981-0431</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidade de Brasília]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1981-04312011000100010</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Democratização e mudanças práticas na gestão escolar]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medeiros]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arilene Maria Soares de]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="A10">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2011</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2011</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>32</numero>
<fpage>137</fpage>
<lpage>150</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1981-04312011000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1981-04312011000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1981-04312011000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Este artigo discute o processo de democratização da gestão em Mossoró/RN, com evidência nas mudanças ocorridas na prática do diretor escolar após processo seletivo para assumir o cargo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa com aplicação de questionários aos profissionais atuantes nos estabelecimentos de ensino: diretores, vice-diretores, supervisores e professores. Os resultados revelam que os diretores são bem avaliados nos seguintes quesitos: permanência e presença na escola, comprometimento com as questões pedagógicas, responsabilidade pela educação pública. Contudo, a democratização da gestão permanece insuficiente para desenvolver a independência e a autonomia dos diretores frente ao sistema, demonstrando que a gestão democratizada precisa ser aperfeiçoada em suas bases teóricas e práticas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[This article discusses the process of democratization of school administration in Mossoró/RN, showing evidence of changes in the practice of the school principal after coming into office through a selection process. This is a qualitative research project, in which questionnaires were applied to professionals working in schools: principals, vice-principals, supervisors and teachers. The results show that the directors are well evaluated in the following categories: permanence and presence at the school, commitment to pedagogical issues, and responsibility towards public education. However, the democratization of administration remains insufficient to develop the independence and autonomy of principals from the system, demonstrating that democratized administration needs to be improved in its theoretical and practical bases.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Este artículo aborda el proceso de democratización de la gestión en Mossoró/RN, con la evidencia de los cambios en la práctica de dirección de la escuela después del proceso de selección para el cargo. Se trata de una investigación cualitativa, para lo cual se aplican cuestionarios a los profesionales que trabajan en las escuelas: los directores, vice-directores, supervisores y profesores. Los resultados muestran que los directores son bien evaluados en las categorías: permanencia y presencia en la escuela, el compromiso con las cuestiones pedagógicas, la responsabilidad pela educación pública. Sin embargo, la democratización de la gestión sigue siendo insuficiente para desarrollar la independencia y la autonomía de los directores en relación al sistema, lo que demuestra que la gestión democratizada precisa ser perfeccionada en sus bases teóricas y prácticas.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Democratização da Gestão]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Direção Escolar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Autonomia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Democratization of Administration]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[School Principal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Autonomy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Democratización de la Gestión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Director Escolar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Autonomía]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><body><![CDATA[ <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <h2>Democratiza&ccedil;&atilde;o e mudan&ccedil;as  pr&aacute;ticas na gest&atilde;o escolar.</h2> <h3>Democratization and practical changes in school administration.</h3> <h3>Democratizaci&oacute;n y cambios en las pr&aacute;cticas de gesti&oacute;n de la escuela.</h3>     <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Arilene Maria Soares de  Medeiros    <br> </h4> </font>      ]]></body><back>
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