ABSTRACT This article presents aspects related to professional master's degrees in Brazil and highlights the relevance of the subject based on a study fulfilled on the characteristics and expectations of the student’s profile of the Professional Master in Educational and Social Intervention (MPIES) at the State University of Bahia (UNEB), Campus XI, Serrinha. It aims to problematize aspects inherent to the impressions and context constructed in and about MPIES, taking as reference the personal, academic and professional profile of such newcomers. It has methodological inspiration in the qualitative approach and uses the analysis of official documents, narratives and online questionnaire. The study make it possible to endorse works with the fulcrum in applied research, as well as its consequences, considering the professional insertions required by professional and students. Research of an interventional nature requires participation criteria, among which the development of investigations under an interdisciplinary nature, which can enrich future interventions in socio-educational contexts.

RESUMEN Este artículo presenta aspectos relacionados con los másteres profesionales en Brasil y destaca la relevancia del tema a partir de un estudio realizado sobre las características y expectativas del perfil de los estudiantes del Máster Profesional en Intervención Educativa y Social (MPIES) de la Universidad del Estado de Bahía (UNEB), Campus XI, Serrinha. Se pretende problematizar aspectos inherentes a las impresiones y el contexto construido en y sobre el MPIES, tomando como referencia el perfil personal, académico y profesional de quienes van a cursar el máster. Se inspira metodológicamente en el enfoque cualitativo y utiliza el análisis de documentos oficiales, narrativas y el cuestionario online. El estudio permite avalar trabajos con ejes en la investigación aplicada, así como sus consecuencias, considerando las inserciones profesionales que requieren los profesionales-estudiantes. La investigación de carácter interventivo requiere criterios de participación, entre los que destaca el desarrollo de investigaciones de carácter interdisciplinar que puedan enriquecer futuras intervenciones en contextos socioeducativos.

RESUMO: No século XXI incorpora-se ao discurso da gestão escolar a necessidade de regulamentação da função do gestor. A pesquisa documental aqui realizada contou com a análise de documentos oficiais do município de Feira de Santana, Bahia, entre os anos de 1990 e 2015, usando o Ciclo de Políticas como abordagem de análise. Os resultados evidenciaram que o modelo de gestão predominante emerge das inter-relações entre escola, poder local, contexto nacional e produção de documentos oficiais. A eleição de diretores, como forma de provimento da função gestora, revelou indícios para a compreensão do modelo de gestão democrática em Feira de Santana, influenciado pela participação dos movimentos docentes e da população local.

ASBTRACT: In the 21st century, the need for regulation of the manager’s role is incorporated into the discourse of school management. The documental research carried out included the analysis of official documents from Feira de Santana - Bahia, Brazil between 1990 and 2015, applying the Policy Cycle as the methodological approach. The results showed that the predominant management model emerges from the interrelationships between school, local authorities, national context and production of official documents. The election of principals, in order to provide the management function, revealed evidence for the understanding of the democratic management model in Feira de Santana, influenced by the participation of both teaching movements and the local population.