Escola Municipal de Pituaçú: um estudo de caso sobre as transformações a partir da escola pública.

Abstract

After conducting a Case Study research, this book discusses the transformations that occurred in the neighborhood of Pìtuaçu due to the events that occurred with the Municipal School of Pituaçu, in Salvador (BA), whose deteriorated building required Be demolished and rebuilt, causing the displacement of school activities out of the community for two years. In this case study, aspects related to the relationship between the community and the Municipal School, both as public equipment and the point of public service delivery, were conceptually considered, public policies, city, citizen and citizenship, as well as considering the history of education in the Brazil and Bahia. The problem that guided the research was: "What are the transformations resulting from the presence of a public school in a community?", A question answered through the general objective of "Analyzing the reflexes of the presence of a public school in a community", and the objectives Specific: 1) Analyze, from theoretical and practical observation, the position of public entities before the public school; And 2) Evaluate the relationship between the vectors of the community and the public school. The hypotheses raised to guide this research were: a) The executive power should effectively consider social variables at the time of removal, even temporary, of a public school in a community; B) The Public School is not seen by the community as social patrimony; And c) The daily practices of a unit of public education are not restricted to the walls of the school and are instruments that transform it into a space of socialization. The case study included exploratory and documentary research, as well as the application of research instruments such as participant observation, questionnaires and interviews. In conclusion, all the hypotheses were confirmed.