School Organization Analysis

Recommended Prerequisites

To handle general knowledge about the organization of the Portuguese educational system at macro and meso level.

Teaching Methods

A broad array of pedagogical methods and techniques are used, with privilege of oral exposition, the use of socratic dialogue and individual and group analysis of cases and texts presented and critically debated.

Learning Outcomes

Identify and analyze critically political and social factors to explain organizational structure and dynamics.

Understand organizational variables influence on professional work.

Understand theories and models of school organization.

Understand school organization as a system of social actors' behaviors.

Understand the role of organizational variables in the development of educational projects.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

SCHOOL AS A SUBJECT OF STUDY

1. From the consolidation of the school grammar to institutionalist school movement.

2. Organizational structure and dynamics of schools.

THEORIES AND MODELS OF SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

1. Models of school organization.

2. The effectiveness and excellence of the schools.

SCHOOL AS A SYSTEM OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF ACTORS

1. The social climate of the school.

2. The culture of the school.

3. Social actors in the school.

GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT

1. Government and management of schools.

2. The autonomy of schools, paths and narratives.

3. Organizational project, educational innovation and organizational change.

4. Diagnosis and evaluation of schools.

Head Lecturer(s)

Miguel Ângelo Sousa Fachada Domingues Coelho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Mini Tests: 40.0%
Resolution Problems: 60.0%

Bibliography

BALL, Stephen J. (1989). La micropolitica en la escuela. Hacia una teoria de la organización escolar.Barcelona: Ediciones Paidós.

BEARE, H., CALDWELL, B. MILLIKAN, R. (1989). Creating an Excellent School. Some New Management Techniques. London: Routledge.

BUSH, T. (1986). Theories of Educational Management. London: Harper and Row, Pub.

CARVALHO, Luís (1992). Clima de Escola e Estabilidade dos Professores. Lisboa: Educa.

COSTA, Jorge A. (1991). Participação, Autonomia, Projecto educativo de escola. Lisboa: Texto Editora.

DEMAILLY, Lise (1991). Le Collége. Crise, mythes et métiers. Lille: Presses Universitaires de Lille.

GOMES, Rui (1993a). Culturas de Escola e Identidades dos Professores. Lisboa: Educa.

LIMA, Licínio (1992). A Escola como organização e a participação na organização escolar. Braga: Instituto de Educação.

MINTZBERG, Henry (1982). Structure et dynamique des organisations. Paris: Hommes et Téchniques.