Da legislação à efetivação de uma política : os percursos da educação infantil no município de Gravataí (RS)

Abstract

This research is dedicated to the theme of educational policies for Early Childhood Education, in light of the experience of the territory of Gravataí. For the purposes of this study, the qualitative approach is the methodological choice through an exploratory research practice, presenting, in relation to the procedures, the case study profile. The methodological path of the research combined exploratory practice through interviews and questionnaires, with documentary analysis. The central question of the research seeks to understand how educational policies configured Early Childhood Education in the analysis of the experience of the Municipality of Gravataí-RS. The objective is to analyze the contributions of educational policies to Early Childhood Education in qualifying the provision of this educational stage, in line with management practices in the context of public education, through documents and municipal resolutions that support the action in the municipality of Gravataí in the time interval between the years 2017 and 2022. This study presents as a theoretical- methodological contribution the perspective of the Policy Cycle, supported by the reflections of Stephen Ball and Jefferson Mainardes, among other researchers who dialogue with this analytical perspective. As results, the study points to the importance of educational management in structuring educational practices and the applicability of educational policies for Early Childhood Education. With the aim of providing tools to managers, this study proposes an intervention that articulates the training of managers and the construction of a guiding document for educational policies aimed at Early Childhood Education, encouraging engagement in management practices.