Impactos da participação da comunidade na gestão escolar: caso da Escola Básica Unidade 8 - cidade de Maputo (2023-2024)

Abstract

This study addresses the impacts of community participation in school management, with the theme "Impacts of community participation in school management: Case of Basic School Unit 8 - Maputo City (2023-2024)". In general, the study aims to analyze the impacts of the school community's participation in the management of the aforementioned school in the period from 2023 to 2024. Specifically, it seeks to: identify the forms of participation of the school community in the management of the school, describe the impacts of this participation, explain the relationship between the participation of the school community and the effectiveness of management, as well as present strategies for promoting this participation in the school under analysis. Regarding methodology, it is an applied and descriptive research in terms of objectives. In relation to technical procedures, it is characterized as a bibliographic research and a case study. For data collection, semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used, employing an interview guide and a document analysis grid as instruments. The results revealed that school meetings constitute the most frequent form of participation by the school community, and in turn, the School Council constitutes the main mechanism for the participation of the school community in management, based on the representativeness of the different segments that compose it. It was found that participation generates positive and negative impacts, with the latter being more frequently referenced in the studied context. It was also found that there is a relationship between the participation of the school community and the effectiveness of management, contributing to the functioning of the school and the quality of education, although it is not a determining factor. Finally, the results revealed that holding school meetings on Saturdays is the most adopted strategy for promoting the participation of the school community in management.(TRADUÇAO NOSSA)