Relação entre o perfil de liderança do director e o aproveitamento pedagógico: um estudo de caso em três escolas primárias públicas - 2017-2019

Abstract

This study focuses on the leadership profile of the principal and the pedagogical performance of students in three primary education institutions in Mozambique. The main objective was to analyze to what extent the leadership profile of the principal influences the pedagogical performance of students. The research was carried out in the Mulevala District, Central Province of Zambézia, in three public schools, namely the Primary School of 1st and 2nd Grade of Namucarrau, Primary School of 1st and 2nd Grade of Manla and Primary School of 1st and 2nd Grade of Têbo. This research followed the quantitative and qualitative approaches of the case study type characterized by the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. For this purpose, interviews were conducted, questionnaires were answered and documents were analyzed. A sample for the year 2021, of 52 elements selected according to simple random selection techniques. The data collected were grouped into three categories: (i) Perception of school management styles; (ii) Management processes that influence pedagogical performance; and (iii) Relationship between principal training and the quality of the teaching and learning process. The results of the study allowed us to conclude that in the three schools surveyed there is a strong tendency towards a bureaucratic organizational model associated with an autocratic management style, leading to a lack of openness on the part of principals. In the second category, the study concluded that principals seek to encourage and offer teachers methodological tools that contribute to the construction of students' knowledge; and finally, in the third category, the study concluded that there is a lack of investment in the ongoing training of principals and teachers, this aspect was more evident in two of the three schools surveyed. In general, the study suggests that school principals adopt a proactive and transformative attitude as one of the main aspects for the qualitative performance of teachers, students and for the development of schools. It also recommends that directors and teachers be prepared in terms of managing the entire educational process(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)