Studie- och yrkesvägledningenhar de senaste åren varit utsatt för politisk debatt. Många experter, forskare och politiker har uttalat kritik kring verksamheten, framförallt för att granskningar visat att engagemanget kring området varit bristfälligt på skolorna. Utredningar har gjorts, projektarbeten har satts igång och rekommendationer har getts ut, allt för att öka måluppfyllelsen enligt områdets styrdokument. Syftet med studien är att granska problematiken från skolans eget perspektiv, genom att dokumentera röster från skolans insida. Elever, lärare och studie- och yrkesvägledare har genom enkäter fått uttala sig om sina personliga erfarenheter, uppfattningar och preferenser angående verksamhetsområdet. Resultatet visar på att studie- och yrkesväglednings verksamheten anses som viktig av skolans elever och personal. Den visar emellertid också på att samsynen av verksamheten är dålig mellan de olika grupperna, där lärarna står längst bort från styrdokumentens intentioner. Resultaten visar dessutom att delar av skolans omvärldsorientering, angående kultur och föreningsliv, inte riktigt uppfattas som studie- och yrkesvägledande aktiviteter. / Study and vocational guidancehas in recent years been subject to political debate. Many experts, researchers and politicians have expressed criticism about the guidance, mainly because studies have shown that the engagement of the area has been inadequate at schools. Investigations have been made, projects have been undertaken and recommendations were released, all to increase the compliance rate, according to the area's governing documents. The purpose if this study is to examine the problem from the school´s own perspective, by documenting the voices from those inside the school. Students, teachers and guidance counselors have through questionnaires been able to express their own personal view of experiences, perceptions and preferences regarding counseling activities at school. The result shows that guidance and counseling activities are deemed as important by the school's students and staff. The result also, however, shows that the convergence of educational and vocational guidance is poor between the different groups at school, whereteachers are furthest away from the policy documents intentions. Furthermore they also show that parts of the school's social orientation, regarding culture and clubs, are not really perceived as educational and vocational guidance activities.

Teachers' perceptions of their school leaders influence student achievement in their schools. The extent of this influence is examined in this study. This quantitative study examined teachers' perceptions of the leadership style of their principals as transformational, transactional or passive-avoidant in improving and non-improving schools in relation to student achievement. The study population was a purposeful sample of 143 teachers in 16 schools in one school district. Leadership behaviors, as perceived by the teachers, were measured using the Multi-factor Leadership Questionnaire. Student achievement was measured with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results for each school using three years of results. Independent t-test, multiple regressions, and an open-ended question were used to analyze the research questions. The study found that teachers in improving and non-improving schools had minimal differences in how they perceived their principals' leadership styles. All three leadership styles were statistically significant predictors of student achievement. School status was not significant in predicting student achievement indicating no difference in student achievement between improving and non-improving schools. Transactional leadership had a negative relationship while transformational and passive-avoidant leadership style had a positive relationship with student achievement. Regression analysis of the MLQ subscales for each leadership style as perceived by the teachers and the school status with student achievement found that transformational subscale intellectual stimulation and school status had a statistically significant positive relationship with student achievement. Likewise, the transactional subscale management by exception-active was a significant predictor with student achievement but had a negative relationship. Passive avoidant style also had a positive relationship with student achievement. Teacher demographics of gender, age, years as a teacher, years at current school, and level of school (elementary, middle, high) were examined in relation to perceived leadership style and school status. Multiple regression analysis found that only years at current school that was significant in how they perceived their principal's transformational or passive avoidant leadership style. No demographic variables were significant for transactional style or school status. Overall, teachers were satisfied with the principal's leadership style and effectiveness. Teachers most often cited school culture as having an influence on student achievement in both improving and non-improving schools. Limitations of the study included self-reported teacher perceptions of principal leadership style from 16 schools in one school district which limits generalizability; no controls for teacher classroom performance and no verification of respondents actually observing principal behaviors; time of year survey was given; and, the use of one instrument to measure leadership style may not reflect the actual leadership style of the principal.

This evaluation research study is concerned with the quality of support and in-service development for Malawian primary teachers through the medium of radio. The study aims to evaluate the influence that the current United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded interactive radio instruction (IRI) programme has on teachers’ behaviours, with the aim of proposing some guidelines for the development of a model of continuing professional development (CPD), appropriate to the Malawian context, using IRI. It identifies the teacher as a critical entity in raising levels of learners’ achievement within the primary school and posits that through improved teacher support and development, higher levels of learner achievement can be attained. The study identifies the potential that communication technology in the form of interactive radio instruction (IRI) offers in improving CPD of teachers at a cost that could be affordable to disadvantaged school communities in the country. The study takes place in a context where the Malawi government has been challenged to provide quality universal primary education after introducing free primary education (FPE) in 1994, which resulted in a massive expansion of primary schools, resulting in acute shortages of teachers. The study has drawn on aspects of practice theory and in particular the work of Giddens (1984), Bourdieu (1977, 1978), Shatzki et al (2001) and Reckwitz (2002a) in an attempt to emphasise the role of artefacts, such as interactive radio, as part of social practice. A practice theoretic perspective has been used to highlight the contentious role played by learning-objects in teacher practice and the need for flexibility and innovation in employing learning-objects like interactive radio as part of teaching practice. To carry out a critical exploration of the issues of teacher learning and practice, a longitudinal qualitative research approach was proposed for the evaluation of the existing IRI programme in Malawi. As the researcher was also actively involved in the planning of the Malawi IRI programme from onset, he therefore maintained a dual role of researcher and co-founder throughout the research process. The empirical evidence employed within this research was elicited through three main processes: interview survey, participant observation and focus groups in order to achieve validity through methodical triangulation. The analysis of this evidence shows the considerable difficulties faced by classroom teachers in attempting to adopt interactive radio and therefore be able to use interactive/active learner-centred instruction as part of their ongoing teaching practice. The analysis, however, also highlights the possibility of exploiting interactive radio for provision of an integrated, sustainable CPD of teachers in educationally deprived school communities. Overall, the research study puts emphasis on the need for paying attention to the social practices (contextually specific) within which the use of educational technologies (such as interactive radio), are enmeshed. There is need to explicate the details of such practices (instead of adopting a narrow, technical, focus on attributes of interactive radio itself) in order to improve the efficacy of using interactive radio.

The new paradigm in managing organisations, known as Total Quality Management (TQM), was investigated in this thesis. TQM as a management concept represents a fundamental change in the management approach of organisations (i.e. schools). TQM comprises a comprehensive change to the theory and practice of management, and focuses in particular on leadership and people. It is claimed in literature that the bulk of problems of organisations is leadership or management-related subsequently the implementation of TQM poses a major challenge to the managers of those organisations. It has become clear from literature that TQM comprises a radical departure from the traditional educational paradigm of bureaucracy, autocracy and mediocrity, towards a system that liberates the educator from bureaucratic red tape, and which provides for a model of empowerment and participation. This research was particularly aimed at the application of quality principles in secondary schools. The aims of the research were to • determine the nature and characteristics of TQM in schools through a review of the literature; • identify methods from the literature for the implementation of TQM in schools; • identify and analyse from the literature schools as case studies; • determine to what extent effective schools make use of TQM, and to what extent elements of TQM were to be identified in these schools; • determine whether the strategies employed in schools are based on TQM assumptions and could characterise them as effective in terms of TQM; • develop a management strategy for the improvement of the effectiveness of secondary schools through the implementation of TQM. A literature study was undertaken to analyse TQM and to determine methods for implementing TQM in schools. The empirical research consists of two phases: a quantitative phase comprising the use of a questionnaire to determine to what extent principals make use of TQM, and a qualitative phase in which principals, educators, learners and parents participated in interviews to determine what strategies schools use are based on TQM. Information from both the literature review and the empirical study was used to develop a management strategy as a guide for principals to improve the effectiveness of schools through TQM. The conclusion chapter contains a summary of the research, findings and recommendations 'in respect of the research aims. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003

The new paradigm in managing organisations, known as Total Quality Management (TQM), was investigated in this thesis. TQM as a management concept represents a fundamental change in the management approach of organisations (i.e. schools). TQM comprises a comprehensive change to the theory and practice of management, and focuses in particular on leadership and people. It is claimed in literature that the bulk of problems of organisations is leadership or management-related subsequently the implementation of TQM poses a major challenge to the managers of those organisations. It has become clear from literature that TQM comprises a radical departure from the traditional educational paradigm of bureaucracy, autocracy and mediocrity, towards a system that liberates the educator from bureaucratic red tape, and which provides for a model of empowerment and participation. This research was particularly aimed at the application of quality principles in secondary schools. The aims of the research were to • determine the nature and characteristics of TQM in schools through a review of the literature; • identify methods from the literature for the implementation of TQM in schools; • identify and analyse from the literature schools as case studies; • determine to what extent effective schools make use of TQM, and to what extent elements of TQM were to be identified in these schools; • determine whether the strategies employed in schools are based on TQM assumptions and could characterise them as effective in terms of TQM; • develop a management strategy for the improvement of the effectiveness of secondary schools through the implementation of TQM. A literature study was undertaken to analyse TQM and to determine methods for implementing TQM in schools. The empirical research consists of two phases: a quantitative phase comprising the use of a questionnaire to determine to what extent principals make use of TQM, and a qualitative phase in which principals, educators, learners and parents participated in interviews to determine what strategies schools use are based on TQM. Information from both the literature review and the empirical study was used to develop a management strategy as a guide for principals to improve the effectiveness of schools through TQM. The conclusion chapter contains a summary of the research, findings and recommendations 'in respect of the research aims. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003

科学研究費補助金 研究種目:基礎研究(C)(2) 課題番号:11680217 研究代表者:大谷尚 研究期間:1999－2001年度　原典:名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科紀要. v.47, n.2, 2000, p.11-27

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:35:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-03-11Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:46:58Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 gibello_aas_dr_arafcl.pdf: 2631044 bytes, checksum: 77fa0139f0f415da8680e6aff0681820 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Esta tese consistiu numa pesquisa acerca da História da Educação primária paulista, na qual buscou investigar o cenário educacional brasileiro e, sobretudo, o ensino primário paulista, destacando o limiar correspondente entre o contexto educacional que se configura durante décadas de 60 a 80 e as práticas, hábitos e costumes que constituem uma cultura especificamente escolar. Procuramos apreender, a partir dos estudos correspondentes à cultura escolar e civilização escolar as possibilidades de reconstrução dessa história por meio da análise de documentação recolhida em duas escolas públicas estaduais do município de Araraquara – tomados como fontes primárias – que compreendidos como parte da cultura material da escola, puderam apresentar indícios, resquícios, vestígios dos rastros dessa civilização escolar no contexto da escola primária paulista, estabelecendo um diálogo entre as fontes e o contexto educacional do período investigado. Assim, a documentação recolhida permitiu compreender o cenário educacional que se configurou ao longo dessas duas décadas, principalmente em relação à identificação da reconfiguração quanto ao papel social que a escola passa a representar no período, constituindo, em meio a rupturas e continuidades, uma cultura própria e, sobretudo, uma civilização escolar. Buscamos, portanto, demarcar o lugar protagonizado pela civilização escolar em meio à estrutura e projeto pedagógico vinculado à instituição escolar no período entre as décadas de 60 a 80, a fim de visualizar a construção de uma cultura propriamente escolar que tem como pressuposto a disseminação de hábitos e costumes proposto por um projeto civilizador, que corresponde, em última instância, a uma dada civilização escolar / This thesis is a survey about the Primary Education’s History in São Paulo, a investigative sought in the Brazilian’s educational scenario, and especially primary education in São Paulo, highlighting the corresponding threshold between the educational context that is shaped during the decades from 60 to 80 and practice , habits and customs that constitute a particular school culture. We seek to understand, from the studies related to school culture and civilization educational possibilities of reconstructing this history through analysis of documentation gathered at two public schools in the city of Araraquara - taken as primary sources - which included as part of the material culture of school, these documents might provide clues, traces, traces of traces of that civilization in the context of school primary school in São Paulo, establishing a dialogue between the sources and educational context of the period investigated. Thus, the documentation gathered allows us to understand the educational scene that took shape over these two decades, particularly in relation to the identification of reconfiguration on the social role that the school is to represent the period, constituting, in the midst of ruptures and continuities, a culture own and, above all, a civilization school. We seek, therefore, mark the place played by civilization in the midst of school structure and educational project linked to the educational institution in the period between the 60 to 80, in order to view the construction of a proper school culture that takes as its premise the spread of habits and customs proposed by a civilizing project, which is, ultimately, to a particular civilization in school

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:35:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 4437.pdf: 1685395 bytes, checksum: 7b1c5cf84d8c2b3b03546b79aaf08413 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-02 / This research has the objective to investigate new roles required of the Teacher Coordinator in the implementation of Curriculum Proposal of the State of São Paulo by the State Secretariat of Education. Our hypothesis is that there are factors in the dynamic that moves the school practice that act as mediators and are strong brands in the daily lives of those working within the school. Sought to verify in school practice of Teacher Coordinator as occur the appropriations of content and procedures required by the standards set by the central organs of the State Department of Education of São Paulo. With focal measures, the State of Sao Paulo seeks to invest resources in a timely manner to combat problems involving the school, however, without to invest in education and structural aspects of society. The Curriculum Proposal presents as purpose, the establishment of a homogeneous curriculum for all schools in its education network. The practice school held in each school is marked by institutional, by differences and the demands of the society around them. It appears that the historical movement of capital expansion prints the movement of society and determines the range of possibilities of the individual in their social action. These premises put to school and workers who operate in it certain prerogatives as the solution of structural and social problems whose origins are external to it. It is observed in the measures and pragmatic actions established under the rhetoric of rupture, old traces of continuity and conservation. / Este trabalho de pesquisa apresenta como objetivo investigar os papéis exigidos do Professor Coordenador na implantação do Programa São Paulo Faz Escola por meio da Proposta Curricular do Estado de São Paulo, pela Secretaria Estadual de Educação. Partimos da hipótese de que existem fatores na dinâmica que movimenta a prática escolar que atuam como mediadores e são fortes marcas na vida diária daqueles que trabalham no interior da escola. Procuramos verificar na prática escolar do Professor Coordenador como ocorrem as apropriações relativas aos conteúdos e procedimentos requeridos por meio das normas estabelecidas pelos órgãos centrais da Secretaria Estadual de Educação de São Paulo. Com medidas focais, o Estado de São Paulo procura investir recursos de maneira pontual para combater os problemas que envolvem a escola, sem, no entanto, investir nos aspectos estruturais da educação e da sociedade. A Proposta Curricular apresenta como pressuposto a implantação de um currículo homogêneo para todas as escolas de sua rede de ensino. A prática escolar realizada em cada escola é marcada pelo institucional, pelas diferenças e pelas demandas da sociedade em seu entorno. Verifica-se que o movimento histórico de expansão do capital imprime uma dinâmica na sociedade determinando a amplitude de possibilidades do indivíduo em seu fazer social. Tais pressupostos colocam à escola e aos trabalhadores que nela atuam determinadas prerrogativas como solução de problemas estruturais e sociais cujas origens são exteriores a eles. Assim nos relatos dos agentes escolares podemos observar a construção histórica e ainda em andamento das práticas do Professor Coordenador na rede estadual de ensino do Estado de São Paulo. Observa-se, portanto, nas medidas e ações pragmáticas, estabelecidas sob a retórica de ruptura, velhos traços de continuísmo e conservação.

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Focus is given to the dialog among authors of history and education historiography, specially the ones related to cultural history, which conceptual similarities and particularities are of great importance for the present research. In order to investigate education history matters in Santa Catarina, studies produced on the 90 s by many pos-graduation courses were strongly considered, specially the program of UDESC Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Studies produced by UFSC Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina were considered as well. It is important to say that the introduction of school time as a constitutive element of school culture is recent; that these studies are more intensively produced in foreign countries; and that they are going to be adopted as a reference to this research whenever it is possible. In relation to the subject development, time architecture is understood from the perspective of Vinão Frago (1998), which states that the social construction is historically built by culture and by people who make it; being the school time affected by many other social times. Another analysis perspective is the one stated by Rita Gallego (2003), which emphasizes that children suffer a radical change in rhythm, time and also by the introduction of living and working rules when they start at school. According to the author, the ideas about time are not innate nor naturally elaborate, but a result of a socialization process. That is, the time is something learned and apprehended by individuals and by social groups which turns into rules and behavior to be passed and lived following determined ways. With regard with the research sources and procedures, the option was for the analysis of the educational legislation in Santa Catarina. It is considered that those documents can evidence signs between the prescribed and ruled by legislators and what was incorporate by school and by its users in distant schools. Another source of the evidences and repercussions of this ideário in the searched territory is the Manifesto of the Pioneers of the New Education / Este trabalho apresenta os resultados da pesquisa com que se investigou e procurou analisar nuances entre o prescrito e o vivido no que concerne à construção e organização do tempo em escolas isoladas do município de Florianópolis, no período compreendido entre 1930 e 1940. Com base na análise da repercussão local dos textos que estabelecem as reformas de ensino no estado, bem como nas lembranças de ex-alunos/as e professores/as, o trabalho visa a identificar movimentos de descontinuidades e persistências do conceito de tempo presentes na memória e nos documentos. Privilegia o diálogo com diferentes autores do campo da história e da historiografia da educação; mais especificamente, os relacionados à história cultural. Para explorar questões afetas à história da educação catarinense, incursiona pelos estudos produzidos a partir da década de 1990 em diversos programas de pós-graduação, especialmente o Programa da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, além dos estudos produzidos na própria universidade. É preciso considerar que reflexões sobre o tema, além de recentes, são mais freqüentes no âmbito internacional do que nacional. Sempre que possível, serão adotadas como referência. Em relação ao desenvolvimento da temática, foi adotada a perspectiva de Vinão Frago (1998), que concebe a arquitetura temporal como uma construção social permeada pela cultura e pelos sujeitos que a produzem. Outra perspectiva de análise utilizada é a de Rita Galllego (2003), que assinala que a criança, ao entrar na escola, sofre uma alteração brutal de ritmos, horários e regras minuciosas de trabalho e convivência. Para a autora, o tempo, como algo aprendido, internalizado pelos indivíduos e grupos sociais, transforma-se em normas e condutas a serem transmitidas e vivenciadas de determinadas maneiras. Com referência a fontes e procedimentos de pesquisa, optou-se pela legislação educacional do estado de Santa Catarina. Considera-se que tais documentos podem evidenciar marcas entre o que foi prescrito e normatizado pelos legisladores e o que foi incorporado/apropriado pela escola e seus usuários em escolas isoladas. Outra fonte das evidências e repercussões deste ideário no território pesquisado é o Manifesto dos Pioneiros da Educação Nova

Esta dissertação de mestrado acadêmico teve por objetivo compreender a cultura escolar compartilhada na Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) na perspectiva teórico-metodológica da autoetnografia por um professor de Educação Física, em uma escola municipal de Canoas/RS. Para tal, fiz uso da Autoetnografia como desenho teórico-metodológico (CHANG, 2007; DENZIN, 2006; ELLIS, 2004; ELLIS; BOCHNER, 2000), por entender nesse a capacidade de ler a realidade e interpretar os significados compartilhados a partir de uma cultura a qual também pertenço. Sendo professor (FREIRE, 1978), busquei orientar o olhar a partir de um marco teórico que me auxiliasse a objetivar minha própria realidade, ao mesmo tempo que valorizasse as subjetividades que constituem essa cultura particular. Para buscar atender o objetivo desta pesquisa, me utilizei dos estudos de Paulo Freire como marco teórico. Em Freire (2015) pude compreender um “olhar” centrado nas relações de dominação que se dão constantemente no campo da educação e que permeiam a cultura escolar da EJA na referida escola, neste estudo, apresentada pelo nome fictício de escola Mangueira. O trabalho de campo se deu ao longo do ano de 2016, ano em que assumi as funções de vice-direção da EJA na escola Mangueira, e busquei, junto aos meus pares, desenvolver um projeto democrático de gestão. Fazendo parte da EJA da escola Mangueira como professor de Educação Física, ao longo dos anos de 2014 e 2015, compreendo que, mesmo estando na gestão, a minha formação seguiu pautando minhas relações e maneira como trato do objeto deste estudo. Como instrumentos de coleta de dados desta pesquisa, fiz uso da análise de documentos, da participante-observação, do diário de campo e dos diálogos. O trabalho de campo foi constituído por observações realizadas em pelos menos quatro noites por semana ao longo do ano, além da participação em reuniões de planejamento com a equipe diretiva da escola e com a gestão municipal da EJA no município de Canoas. Das relações com os professores, com os gestores, e com os alunos da EJA pude compreender que a cultura compartilhada da EJA da escola Mangueira é produto de relações que vão muito além dos muros da escola. É na valorização das histórias de vida de cada um dos sujeitos envolvidos que se produzem as aprendizagens mais significativas e, a partir dessas aprendizagens, é que se produz uma cultura marginal e de resistência. Através da busca por uma relação horizontal entre professores e alunos e da capacidade de enxergar-se no outro, é que pude compreender na EJA um espaço tão significativo na vida dos sujeitos que o constituem. Como palavras de importante significação na obra de Paulo Freire, a amorosidade (FERNANDES, 2016) e a humanização (FREIRE, 2015) nas relações geram uma luta esperançosa por parte dos homens e mulheres que fazem da EJA da escola Mangueira um espaço de participação social. / This academic master's thesis aimed to understand the shared school culture in the Youth and Adult Education (EJA) of a municipal school in Canoas / RS. For this, I used Autoetnography as a theoretical-methodological design (CHANG, 2007; DENZIN, 2006; ELLIS, 2004; ELLIS; BOCHNER, 2000), because it understands the ability to read reality and interpret shared meanings from a culture to which I belong. Being a teacher (Freire, 1978), I tried to guide the look from a theoretical frame which would help me to objectify my own reality, while valued subjectivities that make up that particular culture. In order to meet the objective of this research, I used Paulo Freire's studies as a theoretical framework. In Freire (2015) I was able to understand a "look" centered on the relations of domination that constantly occur in the field of education and that permeate the school culture of the EJA in that school, in this study, presented by the fictitious name of the Mangueira school. Field work took place throughout 2016, when I took over the role of deputy director of EJA at Mangueira School, and I worked with my colleagues to develop a democratic management project. Being part of the Mangueira School's EJA as a Physical Education teacher, during the years 2014 and 2015, I understand that, even though I was in management, my continuing education to guide my relationships and how I deal with the object of this study. As data collection instruments of this research, I used document analysis, participant-observation, field diary and dialogues. The fieldwork consisted of observations made at least four nights a week during the year, as well as participation in planning meetings with the school's management team and with the municipal management of the EJA in the municipality of Canoas. From the relations with the teachers, with the managers, and with the students of the EJA, I was able to understand that the EJA's shared culture of the Mangueira school is a product of relationships that go far beyond the walls of the school. It is in the valuation of the life histories of each one of the involved subjects that the most significant learning is produced and, from these learning, is that a marginal culture and resistance is produced. Through the search for a horizontal relationship between teachers and students and the ability to see in the other, it is that I could understand in the EJA such a significant space in the life of the subjects that constitute it. As important words in Paulo Freire's work, the amorousness (FERNANDES, 2016) and humanization (FREIRE, 2015) in relationships generate a hopeful struggle on the part of the men and women who make the EJA of the Mangueira school a space of social participation . / Este estudio de maestría tuvo por objetivo comprender la cultura escolar compartida en la Educación de Jóvenes y Adultos (EJA) de una escuela municipal de Canoas / RS. Para ello, hice uso de la Autoetnografía como diseño teórico-metodológico (CHANG, 2007, DENZIN, 2006, ELLIS, 2004, ELLIS, BOCHNER, 2000), por entender en ella la capacidad de leer la realidad e interpretar los significados compartidos a partir de una cultura a la que pertenezco. Siendo profesor (FREIRE, 1978), busqué orientar la mirada desde un marco teórico que me ayudara a objetivar mi propia realidad, al tiempo que valorara las subjetividades que constituyen esa cultura particular. Para buscar atender el objetivo de esta investigación, me he utilizado de los estudios de Paulo Freire como marco teórico. En Freire (2015) pude comprender una "mirada" centrada en las relaciones de dominación que se dan constantemente en el campo de la educación y que permean la cultura escolar de la EJA en la referida escuela, en este estudio, presentada por el nombre ficticio de escuela Mangueira. El trabajo de campo se dio a lo largo del año 2016, año en que asumí las funciones de vice-dirección de la EJA en la escuela Mangueira, y busqué, junto a mis pares, desarrollar un proyecto democrático de gestión. Como profesor de Educación Física de la EJA de la escuela Mangueira a lo largo de los años 2014 y 2015, comprendo que, aun estando en la gestión, mi formación siguió pautando mis relaciones y manera como trato del objeto de este estudio. Como instrumentos de recolección de datos de esta investigación, hice uso del análisis de documentos, de la participante-observación, del diario de campo y de los diálogos. El trabajo de campo fue constituido por observaciones realizadas en por lo menos cuatro noches a la semana a lo largo del año, además de la participación en reuniones de planificación con el equipo directivo de la escuela y con la gestión municipal de la EJA en el municipio de Canoas. De las relaciones con los profesores, con los gestores, y con los alumnos de la EJA pude comprender que la cultura compartida de la EJA de la escuela Mangueira es producto de relaciones que van mucho más allá de los muros de la escuela. Es en la valorización de las historias de vida de cada uno de los sujetos involucrados que se producen los aprendizajes más significativos y, a partir de esos aprendizajes, es que se produce una cultura marginal y de resistencia. A través de la búsqueda de una relación horizontal entre profesores y alumnos y de la capacidad de verse en el otro, es que pude comprender en la EJA un espacio tan significativo en la vida de los sujetos que lo constituyen. En palabras de importante significación en la obra de Paulo Freire, la amorosidad (FERNANDES, 2016) y la humanización (FREIRE, 2015) en las relaciones generan una lucha esperanzada por parte de los hombres y mujeres que hacen de la EJA de la escuela Mangueira un espacio de participación social .