A participação na organização curricular de Embu/SP: a influência de referenciais freireanos

Abstract

This research analyzes the proposal and the practice of democratic management of a Municipal City School Embu das Artes, São Paulo, between 2007 to 2009, with the goal of checking how the democratic management, with a special look at the class participation in the curriculum is recreated in a municipality that assumes the references Paulo Freire as its guiding education policy. The work is part of the research project developed by the Cátedra Paulo Freire, PUC / SP, coordinated by Ana Maria Saul, entitled The thought of Paulo Freire in education in Brazil: analysis of public school systems from the year 1990. The research was both qualitative and included the following: literature, document analysis and interviews. The theoretical framework explains the concept of citizen participation and working with concepts of referential Freire, such as dialogue, loving and praxis. In seeking to identify and analyze the effective participation of teachers, students, parents, local community and the school management team in planning and curriculum development, it was concluded that there is participation in this school. While advances have been identified for participation in the curriculum, there are still challenges that need to be addressed, namely the involvement of the segments expand and develop strategies to communicate the school's actions with the wider community. The development of this research suggests, for other schools and for public schools that can boost participation in your organization who should review the dynamics of their meetings with the families and workers, creating new strategies constantly