THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND THE TEACHER’S EDUCATION IN SCHOOL: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL COMMITMENT

Abstract

This study is a cut of the research realized during the professional master’s degree in Teaching Practices in Elementary Education at Unimes – Santos/SP in the period from 2016 to 2018 and this goal is to present the Elementary Education teacher’s representations about the school principal’s role in the continuous education in service. The study has as main theoretical references the approaches of Freire (2001, 2013, 2016), Gatti (2008, 2010, 2014), Lück (2012), Paro (2001, 2004, 2010), Veiga (2013), Vieira (2007, 2008, 2011). It was used the qualitative methodology with referral for case study. The instruments of data collection used were semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The school which was searched belongs to the private education system in the city of Santos/SP. As result, the collected data indicate that the teachers point the school principal with an essential role in the teacher’s education, mainly pedagogical. It depends on him, besides the administrative function, to observe the teacher’s practice along with the pedagogical coordinator; to keep up with the daily challenges of the school community and learning. It is also worth noting the excessive bureaucracy that surrounds the daily routine of this professional and his absence in moments of education because of the demands of the central administration.