PAR

An instrument of the reform of the state apparatus in the area of education

Abstract

The text mapped the scientific production of the PAR and its results from 2008 to 2021. The PAR is a management tool created in 2007 to address the implementation of the PDE. The sample consisted of 56 publications. The method used was a stratified documentary analysis, revealing the purposes foreseen by the MEC's management instrument. An average of four articles per year was observed, with the highest number in stratum A1. Criticisms and positive points about the PAR were found. The predominant criticism tends to disregard local specificities. Two observations were more frequent: i) the challenge in achieving democratic management effectively; ii) municipalities tend to assume management with characteristics of managerial, democratic-participatory models, or a synthesis of both, depending on interests and organizational culture of the context. As a positive aspect, it is observed that intergovernmental transfers assist in balancing local-level expenditures.