A formação do gestor educacional para o ensino básico no Mercosul: Brasil e Argentina

Abstract

This research had as its object of study the formation of the educational manager for basic education in two Mercosur countries: Brazil and Argentina. The main objective was to verify whether the reciprocity educational agreements signed in 1991 were implemented by the graduate courses for educational administrators, offered by two universities Mercosur: one in Jequie, Bahia, Brazil and one in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The theoretical training on the educational management was based in the national and international literature, and protocols, agreements, reciprocity agreements signed within Mercosur, as well as educational laws of both countries. The methodology was qualitative, descriptive, through multiple case study with document analysis and contrastive analysis. The research subjects were (05) students (02) teachers and (02) coordinators of training courses for educational administrators making a total (09) participants from two universities surveyed. Data were assessed with semi-structured interviews and analysis of documents provided by the Higher Education Institution - HEI. The results of the analyzes of the data collected indicate that, although these oferred by State University of Southwest Bahia - UESB and the National University of Tres de Febrero - UNTREF - are implemented in different countries, they have both distinguish hedand similar features. In the first case are the target audience, the curricula, the work of completing courses and context in which it discussed the formation of the educational manager and the use of educational reciprocity traties signed in the Protocol of intentions for 1991. In the second case, there are similarities with respect to courses that have the same focus on training professionals in the area of administration, planning, organization and supervision of schools, including the social dimension of professional practice, as well as the methodology used for the courses that consists of lectures, seminars, encouraging research and scientific articles. The basic objective of the courses is to contribute to the improvement professional skills in management. Both seek permanent update, committed to professional performance. The similarities impacting positively on both courses indicate that it is possible to establish profiles of minimum training of educational administrators to work in the Mercosur envirement.