From champion school to the network wins program: a look at repercussions from the organization and administration of curriculum and pedagogy in the educational system of the city of Altamira, Pará

Abstract

Concerning discussions about the administration of education in the Champion school program, now called the Network Wins program, this article intends to reflect on the administration of this educational policy for the society of Altamira, meaning to analyze if the strategies adopted by the SEMEC make possible not only an improvement in the quality of local education, but also the participation in this program of the students, teachers, directors, parents and the local community in its establishment and implementation during the period from 2001 to 2005 in the city of Altamira. This study was centered on qualitative research (CHIZZOTTI, 2006) and on some principles of the analysis of discussion, theoretic support obtained from authors such as Oliveira (2002, 2004), Ferreira (2004), Paro (1998, 2001), Lima (2001). This research showed that the centralized character of the manner of administration of this policy favored a rational/bureaucratic model, founded in the control of the results of performance, and also favored a concentration of decisions with the SEMEC and the Municipal government itself, consequently distancing itself from participation by the schools themselves and from society.