Gestão escolar e absenteísmo docente: diferentes olhares e diversas práticas - validação de uma experiência na rede municipal de São Paulo

Abstract

The purpose of the present work is to examine teacher absenteeism in children education in São Paulo city, its causes, influences and reflexes in primary schools daily activities under the view of school management. The study uses the qualitative approach with quantitative subside. As it is an exploratory study, it involves documental and bibliographic research which is complemented by field work. So, the investigation captures different looks of educational community and society from observations, testimonials, interviews and collected data from means of communication. It consists of a research on teachers absences in EMEI Professora Ana Maria Poppovic from 1999 to 2008. The data analysis showed percent rates of 22.23% of absences in 2004 as the highest ones and 3.65% in 2008 as the lowest ones. So, among other ways to fight teacher absenteeism in schools, the study points out a management project that could favor the protagonism of the involved subjects. In such project, teacher continuing education would be highlighted