Análise do grau de autonomia dos directores das escolas em Moçambique na implementação de acções inovadoras: Estudo de caso das escolas primárias e secundárias do Distrito Municipal KaMavota, no período de 2018-2020

Abstract

The present work analyzed the degree of autonomy that the schools of the Kamavota municipal district have in the implementation of the innovations. Using a qualitative approach. Data were collected using interview and document analysis, in order to answer about: (i) the degree of autonomy of school directors in the Kamavota Municipal District in the process of implementing changes/innovation; (ii) the innovative actions implemented by the directors of schools in the Kamavota District and which guarantee the effectiveness of the schools; and (iii) the factors that influence the effectiveness of the school according to the current degree of autonomy. According to the data, it can be concluded that the degree of autonomy of schools in the Kamavata Municipal District is very low, as schools do not find a field to manage themselves with creativity, everything they do must be within the parameters, innovations are limited by decrees, the director feels himself to be an enforcer of the Ministry's laws. With regard to innovative actions, the data allow us to conclude that the application of any innovation in the school needs to be authorized by the government and this process is bureaucratic and time consuming, thus hindering the implementation of innovations. Finally, regarding the factors that influence the effectiveness of the school, the analysis of the data allows to conclude that the degree of autonomy that the school has limits the implementation of the innovations that bring the school effectiveness, because they must execute what was decided centrally, even the Curricular adaptations must be in accordance with the decrees, so there is no autonomy and, if there is, it is to a very small degree