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Evaluating the impact of the selection process of principal in Brazilian public schools [Avaliação do impacto do processo de seleção de diretores em escolas públicas brasileiras]

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  • Paula Pereda

    (USP)

  • Andrea Lucchesi

    (USP)

  • Karen Mendes

    (Fundação Itaú Social)

  • Antonio Bresolin

    (Fundação Itaú Social)

Abstract

A qualidade da educação no Brasil ainda avança lentamente, apesar dos esforços de políticas públicas. Embora a literatura internacional já aponta para a importância da gestão escolar e perfil do diretor no desempenho dos alunos, essa discussão é ainda recente no Brasil. Nesse estudo nós investigamos o efeito do processo de seleção de diretores no desempenho dos alunos de escolas públicas estaduais brasileiras. Os resultados mostram que que, embora o efeito do processo de seleção não seja claro, o efeito das características do diretor indica que processos mais técnicos e democráticos de escolha do diretor tendem a selecionar diretores mais qualificados em termos de liderança e habilidades gerenciais. O diretor experiente, que tem tempo para implementar mudanças e que adota práticas gerenciais para estimular os professores apresentam melhores resultados, em termos de desempenho dos alunos. Nesse sentido, é importante que o processo seletivo escolha profissionais com as características mencionadas.

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  • Paula Pereda & Andrea Lucchesi & Karen Mendes & Antonio Bresolin, 2019. "Evaluating the impact of the selection process of principal in Brazilian public schools [Avaliação do impacto do processo de seleção de diretores em escolas públicas brasileiras]," Nova Economia, Economics Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), vol. 29(2), pages 591-621, May-Augus.
    • Handle: RePEc:nov:artigo:v:29:y:2019:i:2:p:591-621
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    Keywords

    ensino fundamental; seleção de diretores; avaliação de políticas educacionais; diferenças em diferenças pareamento com escore de propensão;
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    JEL classification:

    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education

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