REVISITING AND RECONSTRUCTING A CONCEPT OF DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION¹

ABSTRACT:

His article develops a theoretical study on the democratic administration of schools and public education, considering it as a principle, method, and educational purpose. To this end, it revisits a concept previously developed by the author himself, as well as deepens, reflects, and conceptually analyzes elements that constitute the notion of democratic administration in education in Brazil, aiming to build a concept that not only helps in understanding the phenomenon of democratic administration and its different versions but also helps in the analysis of concrete cases of implementation of policies and processes of democratization of education and school administration. Based on Norberto Bobbio's democratic theory, the article revisits the concept of democratic administration and reconstructs it, increasing fundamental aspects with a view to a more effective theoretical formulation. This concept articulates the procedural, collective, and pedagogical dimensions of democratic administration, with democratizing elements such as dialogue, otherness, participation, and transparency.

Keywords:
democratic administration; school administration; educational administration; public education