IDEB, AVALIAÇÕES EXTERNAS E GESTÃO EDUCACIONAL: PERCEPÇÕES DE GESTORES ESCOLARES SOBRE USOS E IMPLICAÇÕES

Abstract

Considering the perception of school managers, this paper analyses the interface among external evaluations, Index of Development of Basic Education (IDEB) and the strategies adopted by schools in the municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Five public schools from four municipalities in the state were selected. Oriented by a qualitative approach, we conducted individual semi-structured interviews with five school managers. The interviews were analyzed through content analysis, based on the following analytical categories: a) modification of school management; b) IDEB and quality in education; c) modification of the pedagogical work of the teacher. The results indicate a strong induction effect that external evaluations and IDEB have produced in public schools and in education professionals, which involves issues such as goal setting, intense school monitoring and institutional replanning. Therefore, we have identified several uses and implications of IDEB and external evaluations, indicating that external evaluations modifiy school dynamics. The results corroborate the educational literature on the field.