A autonomia nas escolas da região Autónoma da Madeira

: reflexão sobre a autonomia possível nas escolas a tempo inteiro do 1.º ciclo

Abstract

When we approach the theme of education, we are aware that the school is an
organization in which there are relations between various players and this depends
substantially on the power emanated from the state that legislates and regulates their action. We all know that today the school is very dependent on the legislative support of the state despite the so-called autonomy of the state, keeping the main players in the teaching and learning process on the fringes of the participation of successive legislative and administrative changes that have been in the Education system. Since the late eighties we have been witnessing a set of educational reforms related to the changes with regards to the role of the state in education. In the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM), since 1979, and with the establishment of its politicaladministrative autonomy, the Government of the Republic has transferred to the Region competences in the fields of education and scientific research. Since the publication of Regional Legislative Decree 21/2006 / M, which amended Regional Legislative Decree No. 4/2000 / M, which approved the autonomous administration and management of the public education and teaching establishments in the RAM, this diploma has not yet been
fully applied to educational establishments and the Primary Education(KS1).
The aforementioned decree refers to its application to these educational and
teaching establishments at a later date but, after ten years of its implementation in other sectors, it has stillbeen applied in the primary education (KS1).
Despite this, this sector in the Autonomous Region of Madeira has undergone
several changes in its internal structure due to the restructuring that has been carried out under the so-called "annual movement of the school network".
Schools should now be understood as autonomous and reflective organizations with sufficient competence and responsibility to be able to make important and decisive decisions on key issues of their activity. The word autonomy is now proclaimed by all those who are directly or indirectly connected to the educational system, but its concept and dimensions have not been perceived by all in the same manner. What we propose with this work is to analyze some of these concepts, their evolution and in what form(s), it is perceived and lived, especially in the primary schools (KS1) of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

Date of Award	17 Jan 2018
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Carlos Estevão (Supervisor)