Gestão das escolas do Campo: o que dizem os estudos dos repositórios acadêmicos e sujeitos de uma escola localizada no campo?

Abstract

This study analyzes the type of management being developed in rural schools, considering the results of academic works produced in the Pedagogy course with a focus on Rural Education, available in the UFPB repository and in the CAPES Theses and Dissertations repository over the last five years. It is complemented by a case study based on the narratives of a principal, a teacher, and a student from a school located in the rural area of the municipality of Conde-PB. To understand school management and management in rural schools, the study is based on authors such as Arroyo, Caldart, and Lück, whose theoretical discussion highlights the importance of democratic and participatory management as a strategy to promote a contextualized education that considers the sociocultural and economic realities of the community. Methodologically, this is a qualitative research that combines techniques and data collection instruments such as document analysis and questionnaires applied to school participants. The research results revealed that during the analyzed period, there is a scarcity of specific studies on the management of rural schools, highlighting a gap to be explored by educational research in both repositories examined, the field of the study, pointing to a gap in the academic literature at UFPB and other public higher education institutions. On the other hand, the results built from the participants’ narratives revealed democratic management practices under development, despite structural difficulties, work overload, and lack of specific training for school managers, contributing to the development of the theme of rural school management within the Pedagogy course with a focus on Rural Education. In this sense, it is concluded that school management in rural areas requires effective policies, continuing education, and the appreciation of local cultures, in order to ensure a school that meets the principles of rural education.