RECONTEXTUALIZED DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL MANAGEMENT IN PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRATIC EXPERIENCES

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a research done at public schools with a focus on democratic management based on the identification of participatory democratic experiences. We have sought to understand how school communities put democratic and participation ideals in their Political Pedagogical Project (PPP) into practice. It was a qualitative approach research with school community components as subjects. The results obtained showed that the democratic management that is taken for granted in the PPP is present in different processes and is put into practice through unique ways related to each school context, what also characterized recontextualization processes. The participatory democratic experiences produced results that revealed their relevant contribution to work qualification at and of schools, as well as the occurrence of a broader move of this education network from a counter-hegemonic viewpoint.