Papel da direção na gestão escolar da educação básica

Abstract

This study examines the role of the school principal in the management of public basic education schools, revealing challenges in the implementation of public education policies. The study is a qualitative analysis based on bibliographic and documentary research using academic works available on the CAPES Platform and the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. The results indicate that, although democratic management is provided for in the 1988 Federal Constitution and in LDB No. 9,394/1996, its implementation still faces barriers related to lack of infrastructure, limited participation of the school community, and the absence of continuous training for principals. It was also found that recent educational reforms, guided by managerial principles, have intensified the demands on the principal's work, imposing goals and accountability mechanisms that strain school autonomy. Under these circumstances, the principal assumes a strategic role in articulating Coordination between the State, the school, and the community, aiming to balance the administrative dimension with the pedagogical and ethical one, in favor of a democratic, participatory, and socially committed public education