Impacto da participação da comunidade na gestão da escola: caso da Escola Primária Completa Khurula Cidade de Maputo (2019-2020)

Abstract

The different legal devices that regulate the Mozambican educational system advocate community participation in school management. Taking as a case study, the School Khurula Complete Primary School, Maputo City (2019-2020), this work sought to to analyze the impact of community participation in the management of the Complete Primary School of Khurula. For this purpose, we opted for a qualitative approach and as a technique for collecting data, an interview was applied to the Deputy Director of the School, Head of the Secretariat, Representative of parents and/or guardians and Community Representative. From the study carried out, it was concluded that in the EPC Kurhula there is effective participation of the community in school management. It is represented by a Council (which serves as a bridge between the school and the community) of the school. Participation has brought positive impacts on three main areas of school management, administrative, financial and pedagogical, respectively. On the other hand, it brings improvements in the preservation of the school's infrastructure, as this helps to keep it clean, organized and safe. The study suggests that EPC Kurhula continue to make efforts to maintain the current management model once that ensures greater community participation