Uso de ferramentas de avaliação institucional pela gestão escolar para aferir a qualidade social da escola: uma revisão de literatura das pesquisas da BDTD (2010-2014)

Abstract

This research focuses on investigating which institutional assessment tools are commonly used by school management in basic education to assess the social quality of an educational institution, as well as demonstrating what paths school management and institutional assessment have traced in the Brazilian scientific studies in the last years. To this end, we carried out a literature review, having as data source the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. A lack of institutional assessment tools that can assist school management in their daily work was found. At the same time, it was confirmed that it is essential to school management to make use of institutional assessment to improve educational quality. Studies indicate Participatory Institutional Assessment as a good way for school management to diagnose and rethink its institution. Finally, we emphasize that no tools will be able to capture the reality of a school (in itself), but can help school management in the pursuit of the institution’s social quality.