Training of basic education professionals to work in school management: an analysis of Pedagogical Projects of Pedagogy Courses in Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

This paper aims to study the Basic Education professional training for school management through the curricular proposals existing in 10 (ten) Pedagogical Projects of Pedagogy Courses from 06 (six) public universities located in the States of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte. As a guiding question, we point out: what do Pedagogy Graduation from public universities in Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte propose, at the level of the official curriculum, to undergraduates regarding school management? From a methodological point of view, we use the qualitative approach and documentary analysis. The research shows that, among other aspects, the professional profile desired in these universities is presented, in most official documents, with a generalist approach to management, linked to educational management and not to school management, with a focus on school. We also highlight that, in most graduation courses, there are few curricular components with an emphasis on the different areas that make up the management of school educational processes (school management, pedagogical coordination, among others). The official curricula analyzed affirm the perspective of generalist education discussed in educational history for Pedagogy Graduation courses.