How the states and capital cities in Brazil deal with school principal’s competences

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https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.18.21069.030

Abstract

The article discusses state and capital cities experiences in Brazil about the competences and attributions of school principals, identifying the cases of regulation and the form of regulation of the theme. The study was developed from a survey in electronic portals of legislation in the country. The analysis of the data collected was done in a comparative way, observing similarities and differences between the cases studied. The conclusions show that most federated entities analyzed have legislation that regulates the roles of the school principal, with great diversity of aspects regarding their responsibilities. The most frequent aspects refer to institutional attributions, such as representing the school or looking after the school patrimony, as well as the recognition of the school principal as the main articulator of democratic administration and the political-pedagogical project, the latter task being the most repeated among the cases analyzed.

Keywords: School principal. School administration. Education policy. Educational legislation.

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Author Biographies

  • Ângelo Ricardo de Souza, Federal University of Paraná

    Doutor em Educação. Professor e pesquisador do Núcleo de Políticas Educacionais (NuPE) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal do Paraná (PPGE/UFPR).

  • Ana Cristina Prado de Oliveira, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

    Doutora em Educação. Professora e pesquisadora do Grupo de Pesquisa Políticas, Gestão e Financiamento em Educação (POGEFE) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (PPGEdu/UNIRIO).

  • Cynthia Paes de Carvalho, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

    Doutora em Educação. Professora, pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PPGE/PUC-RIO) e líder do Grupo Gestão e Qualidade da Educação (GESQ/PUC-Rio).

Published

2023-05-05

How to Cite

How the states and capital cities in Brazil deal with school principal’s competences. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 18, p. 1–19, 2023. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.18.21069.030. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/21069. Acesso em: 30 may. 2026.

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