No / The central concern of this article is to advocate an inclusive and pluralistic notion of a public sphere similar to those advocated by feminist writers such as Iris Marion Young and Nancy Fraser. These ideas complement the plethora of initiatives from statutory and voluntary agencies to take on board the participation and voices of children and young people. This reflects a movement away from simplistic top¿down governance through the State towards a co-production of governance through partnerships and community involvement. However, children's participation in this public sphere is constrained through the inhibition of children's voices. These inhibitions, it is argued, pervade the private and intermediary as well as public spheres of children's lives. Thus it is unrealistic to expect children to adjust to an undifferentiated and often hostile public arena.

This study is an historical study of parent participation in school level decision making, particularly in curriculum issues, in relation to the Victorian Government policies of Devolution through the 1980s. It was conducted as a case study of one rural secondary school, examining how the role of parents in the school�s curriculum development and associated decision making structures may have changed during the decade from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Three conceptual models were established, which served as analytical frameworks for the field data: a Theory model of how school level participation could operate, a Policies model deriving from the expectations of the major Government policies of the time, and an Historical model based on research and analyses of practice in Australia and overseas. The findings indicate that little effective parent participation developed or took place in the school over the period under study. Major contributing factors identified are the lack of policy direction and official mechanisms, especially in implementation of change, the definition of appropriate participant roles, the culture of traditional authorities in education (teacher in the classroom, principal in school processes and bureaucracy in administration), and the local factors of community attitudes and demographic profile. While the local factors are significant, it is concluded that the policies did not provide sufficient direction or mechanism to overcome the entrenched culture of traditional authorities in schooling. Changes in practice were directed more by the influence of specific personalities in single situations than any development of general attitude or institutional structure.

This study is an historical study of parent participation in school level decision making, particularly in curriculum issues, in relation to the Victorian Government policies of Devolution through the 1980s. It was conducted as a case study of one rural secondary school, examining how the role of parents in the school�s curriculum development and associated decision making structures may have changed during the decade from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Three conceptual models were established, which served as analytical frameworks for the field data: a Theory model of how school level participation could operate, a Policies model deriving from the expectations of the major Government policies of the time, and an Historical model based on research and analyses of practice in Australia and overseas. The findings indicate that little effective parent participation developed or took place in the school over the period under study. Major contributing factors identified are the lack of policy direction and official mechanisms, especially in implementation of change, the definition of appropriate participant roles, the culture of traditional authorities in education (teacher in the classroom, principal in school processes and bureaucracy in administration), and the local factors of community attitudes and demographic profile. While the local factors are significant, it is concluded that the policies did not provide sufficient direction or mechanism to overcome the entrenched culture of traditional authorities in schooling. Changes in practice were directed more by the influence of specific personalities in single situations than any development of general attitude or institutional structure.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:39:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5084.pdf: 907637 bytes, checksum: 5a23e7a7199662f6dc764dc43744f860 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-27 / The primary objective of this dissertation is to investigate the main factors that affect the participation of school counselors in public schools in São Carlos / SP. To this end, we opted for conducting empirical research in order to produce and analyze data capable of providing greater concreteness to the arguments. Thus, in order to determine the research tools and the universe to be studied, techniques for the gathering, samplings, and analysis of data, were selected. For the gathering of data, a questionnaire was applied to Community Education Managers and school counselors. In order to determine the sample, we opted to cover fifty school units ensuring that all segments represented in the School Board answer the questionnaire. And finally, our analyzes were grounded on studies by authors who discuss the democratic management of public schools as a means of extending citizenship and guaranteeing the right of participation. Our preliminary results indicate that, power relationships present in the in interpersonal relationships, is the main factor that hinders the participation of counselors, followed by bureaucratic aspects, described as a subcategory due to the fact that they are related to the fundamental category mentioned above. In contrast, engagement and knowledge in the field are presented in the research as factors that facilitate the participation of counselors. Thus, the results highlight the need to formulate strategies to minimize the negative factors and leverage them to promote the participation of counselors at the municipal level. / O objetivo principal da pesquisa de que trata esta dissertação foi identificar quais são os principais fatores que interferem positiva ou negativamente na participação dos membros do Conselho Escolar nas escolas públicas do município de São Carlos/ SP. Optamos por realizar uma pesquisa empírica, cujo instrumento básico de coleta de dados foi um questionário, aplicado aos Gestores Comunitários em Educação e aos Conselheiros Escolares, representantes de todos os segmentos que compõem o Conselho Escolar, de cinquenta escolas. As análises foram fundamentadas em autores que discutem a gestão democrática da escola pública como mecanismo de ampliação da cidadania e do direito à participação. Os resultados das análises indicaram as relações de poder como o principal fator que dificulta a participação dos conselheiros, com pouca variação de segmento para segmento. Em contrapartida, o engajamento e o conhecimento na área se apresentam na pesquisa como fatores que facilitam a participação dos conselheiros. Assim, os resultados evidenciam a necessidade de formulação de estratégias que minimizem o efeito das relações de poder e potencializem o acesso a informações, como forma de se ampliar a participação dos Conselheiros.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2016-06-21T14:34:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Megione Bassetto de Castro.pdf: 1226798 bytes, checksum: a8aca83a5e66aebd8f3f6a4c8406146f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-21T14:34:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Megione Bassetto de Castro.pdf: 1226798 bytes, checksum: a8aca83a5e66aebd8f3f6a4c8406146f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-24 / This dissertation named "The Management of School-Community Relations", based on the critical theory of Theodor W. Adorno, has as its object of study the relationship between the school investigated and the community of Vargem Grande. The question that guides this research, is if the mechanisms of management, school-community relationship, existing in the research school ensures the management of this relationship and the consequent care to community demands by the school. The hypotheses suggest there elements and variables that can create noise in the management of this relationship as conflict, administered culture and pseudo-formation of subjects involved and that existing mechanisms in school for guaranteeing school-community relationship, does not guarantee management effective this relationship. The general objective is to investigate the mechanisms of school-community relationship management: the School Council, Class Council and Series, Parent Teacher Association and the Student Government, the latter created by the intervention proposal resulting from this research. Some specific objectives have been established to achieve the general objective, how to parse if the direction of the school investigated is characterized by the dialectic proposed of resumption of sensitization and reflection, as well as others. The methodology of empirical research involved the use of techniques associated with the community study involving a literature review of community history and the studied school, also doing a survey of several other theoretical and academic papers related to the topic, characterizing a case study, where the individual situation is studied in depth to provide a broader understanding of other cases. The results allowed us to confirm our hypothesis that the existence of these management mechanisms, does not automatically guarantee a democratic and participatory management, since it does not happen on a regular basis the ordinary or extraordinary convocations of the School Council, Parent Teacher Association and the Student Government. / La presente Masters tesis llamada "La Gestión de la relacione escuela y la comunidad", con base en la teoría crítica de Theodor W. Adorno, tiene como objeto del estudio la relación entre la escuela y la comunidad, en Vargem Grande. La pregunta que guía la investigación es si los mecanismos de gestión de las relaciones escuela-comunidad disponibles en la escuela investigada, asegura la gestión de esta relación y la consiguiente atención a las demandas de la comunidad por la escuela. Las hipótesis sugieren que hay elementos y variables que pueden crear ruido en la gestión de esta relación como un conflicto, la cultura determinada y la pseudoformação de los sujetos implicados y que los mecanismos existentes en la escuela para garantizar la relación escuela-comunidad, no garantiza la gestión efectiva de esta relación. El objetivo general es investigar los mecanismos de gestión de las relaciones escuela-comunidad: el Consejo Escolar, el Consejo clase y serie, la Asociación de Padres y Maestros y el Gobierno Estudiantil, este último creada por la propuesta de intervención como resultado de esta investigación. Algunos objetivos específicos se establecieron para alcanzar el objetivo general, como analizar si la junta de la escuela investigada se caracteriza por la propuesta dialéctica de la reanudación de la conciencia y la reflexión, así como los demás. La metodología de la investigación empírica implicó el uso de técnicas asociadas con el estudio de la comunidad que implican una revisión de la literatura de la historia de la comunidad y la escuela estudiada, también haciendo un estudio de varios otros trabajos teóricos y académicos relacionados con el tema, caracterizando un estudio de caso donde una situación individual es estudiado en profundidad para proporcionar una comprensión más amplia de otros casos. Los resultados nos permiten confirmar nuestra hipótesis de que la existencia de estos mecanismos de gestión, no garantiza automáticamente una gestión democrática y participativa, puesto que no se produce de forma regular las convocatorias ordinarias y extraordinarias del Consejo Escolar, la Asociación de Padres y Maestros y el gobierno del estudiante. / A presente dissertação denominada “A Gestão da Relação Escola-Comunidade”, fundamentada na teoria crítica de Theodor W. Adorno, tem como objeto de estudo a relação existente entre a escola pesquisada e a comunidade de Vargem Grande. A questão que guia a pesquisa é saber se os mecanismos de gestão da relação escola-comunidade existentes na escola pesquisada garantem a gestão dessa relação e o consequente atendimento às demandas da comunidade pela escola. As hipóteses levantadas sugerem existir elementos e variáveis que podem criar ruídos na gestão dessa relação, como o conflito, a cultura administrada (Adorno, 1972) e a pseudoformação (Adorno, 1971) dos sujeitos envolvidos e que os mecanismos existentes na escola para a garantia da relação escola-comunidade, não garante uma gestão efetiva dessa relação. O objetivo geral consiste em investigar os mecanismos existentes de gestão da relação escola-comunidade: Conselho de Escola, Conselho de Classe e Série, Associação de Pais e Mestres e Grêmio Estudantil, esse último, criado por meio da proposta de intervenção decorrente desta pesquisa. Alguns objetivos específicos foram estabelecidos para o alcance do objetivo geral, como analisar se a direção da escola pesquisada se caracteriza pela proposta dialética de retomada da sensibilização e da reflexão, assim como outros. A metodologia da pesquisa empírica envolveu o uso de técnicas associadas ao estudo de comunidade, um levantamento bibliográfico da história da comunidade e da escola estudada, e um levantamento de vários outros teóricos e trabalhos acadêmicos relacionados ao tema, caracterizando assim um estudo de caso, em que situação individual é estudada em profundidade para se obter uma compreensão ampliada sobre outros casos. Os resultados nos permitiram confirmar a nossa hipótese de que a existência desses mecanismos de gestão, não garantem automaticamente uma gestão democrática e participativa, uma vez que não acontecem de modo regular as convocações ordinárias ou extraordinárias do Conselho de Escola, Associação de Pais e Mestres e o Grêmio Estudantil.