A IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DA GESTÃO DEMOCRÁTICA NA EDUCAÇÃO E O NOVO MODELO DE GESTÃO PÚBLICA

Abstract

This article addresses the theme of democratic management in public schools in the context of a new management model, called "New Public Management" (NPM) or "Managerialism". The objective is to discuss the implementation of the democratic management of the public school in this context of changes, with direct repercussions on the organization, the school structure and the administration. The concept implicit in the expression “democratic management” and mechanisms established in the LDB, nº 9394, of 1996, are addressed, given the fundamentals and processes of the NGP in motion. The possibilities of implementing democratic management in public education in the current scenario are discussed, based on the discussion of collective participation, the construction of dialogue, but also the clashes and divergences of the new form of school management. Methodologically, the article was elaborated from the bibliographic research and analysis of normative documents of education and presents important contributions for the managers and professionals of education who are in the exercise of teaching or school management. Aspects of democratic management are analyzed against aspects of a new public management in progress, in opposition to the old and obsolete bureaucratic model. It also highlights the principles and convictions of managerialism, placing on the agenda the occupation of the manager in educational institutions and his responsibilities and difficulties in the face of the new demands demanded by changes in the organization and school structure, implementation of new management practices.