Programa Dinheiro Direto na Escola (PDDE): Desafios e possibilidades da gestão escolar

Abstract

This research is linked to the State, Policies and Management of Education Research Line, of the Postgraduate Program in Education, of the Federal University of Uberlândia and its general objective is to analyze the process of managing resources of the “Direct Money at Schools” (Programa Dinheiro Direto na Escola - PDDE), understanding the potentialities and weaknesses faced by managers in Minas Gerais schools. Specific objectives: analyze the genesis of PDDE, in the context of Brazilian Public Education financing policy from the 1990s onwards; carry out a literature review based on a survey of theses and dissertations about the PDDE Program; analyze the experiences of implementing the PDDE in Minas Gerais, from the perspective of school managers/education professionals who participated in “Cecampe-Sudeste” actions. In relation to methodological procedures, a bibliographical survey was carried out searching scientific articles and books with the purpose of obtaining a theoretical in-depth understanding of the topic. A search was also carried out for academic Master's and Doctorate research, more specifically, those that focused on the management of resources from the PDDE program, within the bank of theses and dissertations of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), using the expressions “PDDE” and “school management” as descriptors, taking the last 10 years as a time frame. To analyze the summaries of the selected collection, the IRAMUTEQ software was used. In addition to the literature review, a documentary analysis was used as another research procedure that allowed other perspectives of the object in question to be approached, providing data and information necessary for the analysis of the PDDE. Finally, considering the database produced from the tool of a semi-structured questionnaire made available to school investors/education professionals across the southeast region, through the Google Forms tool, in the field of central/umbrella research carried out within the scope from “Cecampe-Sudeste”, this investigation used the data cut filtering the responses of managers from the State of Minas Gerais as the object of analysis, totaling 225 participants. The results show that the resources offered through the PDDE are of utmost importance for public and private (non-profit) schools. However, some problems/difficulties in executing the Program were identified: lack of technical knowledge for executing PDDE resources and accountability; lack of pedagogical and financial autonomy to develop pedagogical projects in accordance with the school’s reality; problems with service/communication with “Banco do Brasil” (Bank of Brazil); lack of support/service/communication with the sector responsible for the PDDE within the scope of the FNDE; non-participation of the school community; and lack of support/service/communication with the Municipal/State Department of Education regarding guidelines for managing PDDE resources.