Políticas e gestão da educação: olhares críticos em tempos sombrios

Abstract

The work Education Policies and Management: critical perspective in dark times aims at analyzing the different spaces of social construction that have appeared in the current scenario by means of discussions focusing on the legal and structural regulation policies of educational management and the reflections concerning the organization of school management. This collection is structured on the idea of gathering studies developed in the Group of Studies and Researches in Public Policies and Education Management (GEPPGE/UFSM/RS) and expanded with the invitation of researchers from various Higher Education Institutions that present, in a collaborative work, thought-provoking approaches on their fields of assessment. The first part of the work gathers texts that discuss relevant topics in a context permeated by successive reforms, with focus on the area of education policies. The second part deals with education management practices, both in macro context (educational systems) and micro context (the school), and it is guided by a set of theoretical and empirical studies that reveal their multiple facets. It is expected that these articles will contribute to widen perceptions about the possibilities in education, particularly in face of the dark times, branded by uncertainties and contradictions. The assessments reported are elements to start the debate. There is still a lot to be said and built. Thus, the readers can compare the perspectives from the researches with the historical, present and future demands of education and, from them, extract/construct critical evaluations.