SCHOOL MANAGEMENT: NEW STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

The accomplishment of this study is built through the objective of verifying how important the role of a manager is in the educational environment, also seeking to understand the work developed by the school manager, his function within a school unit and the relevance of his role in the school community. Thus, this study aims to investigate both the challenges and the possibilities that entangle the work of the educational manager in school units in the 21st century. In order to be able to discuss this theme, a bibliographic research was constituted, with a view to reading theoretical works that exhibited studies by famous scholars on the theme that will be discussed here, contributing with their analyses and facilitating critical reflections in the course of this study. Among the authors researched, Dourado (2008), Libâneo (2004), Ferreira (2009), among other authors researched, are cited. Through such research, it was understood that it is necessary to present the role of managers in school units, who must be able to practice works aimed at this educational field, in this way, the manager needs to understand his own role before the school institution, rethinking both its challenges and the probabilities of success or failure that entangle his work.