Análise da importância da implementação do planeamento estratégico na gestão escolar, caso da : Escola Secundária do 1º e 2º ciclo de Lalaua, Província de Nampula, no período de 2022-2023

Abstract

This study sought to analyze the importance of implementing strategic planning in school management, in the case of the Lalaua Secondary School, Nampula. According to Maximiano (2006), “Strategic planning is the process of making decisions about the company’s strategy”. It is understood that it is in strategic planning that an institution begins to take shape to enter the market strongly, preserving its organization so that it remains unstable for a long period. Therefore, its implementation is relevant to improving the performance of an organization, as defended by Bryson (1988) when considering that with the implementation of a strategic planning process, organizations mainly enjoy the following beneficial actions: clarification of the mission; ability to manage change and innovation; ability to support decision-making; assistance in the allocation of resources; guarantee of quality improvement and the capacity for improvement at all levels of the organization; and think actively and strategically. Strategic planning as a school management tool is capable of guiding the manager in carrying out systematic work, directing the institution to achieve its objectives. Estevão (1998) states that schools can benefit from strategic management by articulating their resources and the environmental factors that surround them, such as legislation, economic limitations, level of technological development, ideologies and political attitudes towards education. Specifically, the study sought to identify the strategic planning actions at the Lalaua Secondary School of the 1st and 2nd Cycle; assess the relevance of strategic planning at the Lalaua Secondary School of the 1st and 2nd Cycle and evaluate the impact of the implementation of strategic planning at the Lalaua Secondary School of the 1st and 2nd Cycle. To carry out this research, a qualitative approach was used and, as for the data collection instrument, an interview was used, involving 19 sample elements, among which managers and members of the school board stand out. After carrying out the research, it was concluded that strategic planning allows the adoption of viable innovative projections that can lead the school as an organization to achieve established objectives, with a view to identifying strengths and weaknesses, taking advantage of the forces of the external environment and boosting the development of the School. However, the importance of implementing planning in school management is acknowledged, as a management component of the command, allowing advances and setbacks through its coordinating role, decisive support, innovation, cooperation and guarantee of the provision of quality, equitable and efficient services.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)