Management Practices in Educational Organisations

The course is organised in such a way that its objectives correspond to the diversified methodologies inherent in the training and assessment activities that the trainee must carry out, which are identified and organised in face-to-face and distance synchronous and asynchronous modalities, allowing the trainee to build knowledge and develop integrated skills.

– To provide knowledge of the Portuguese education system, its organisation and administration, with a view to better understanding how education and teaching establishments work.

– Knowing the various perspectives on management and coordination in the development of an organisation or community, as well as how to motivate people and entities to coordinate and share resources and cooperatively promote will and skills

– Know how to select the means for the effective management of people, groups, organisations or communities, when based on the planning, organisation, coordination and evaluation of local resources, whether physical, financial, human, environmental or community-based

– Developing the skills to continuously analyse management systems at a technical, financial, pedagogical and organisational level, making concrete suggestions and proposals that can contribute to improving systems 

1. The School as an Organisation

a. Introduction to the concepts of Organisation and Management

b. Strategic Management as a management tool: from Analysis to Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation and Strategic Control

c. Organisational principles geared towards human resources management

d. Management of physical, financial, human, property, environmental and community resources

2. Trends and models in school administration and management

a. Decentralisation, autonomy and participation

b. School autonomy and management in Portugal

c. Accounting procedures and techniques associated with budget accounting in School Organisations

d. Control and auditing: internal and external

3. School Climate and Culture

a. organisational cultures

b. professional cultures

c. school climate that facilitates the middle management process

• - Individual and/or Group Work - 40.0%
• - Synchronous distance (8 contact hours) + Involvement/participation - 20.0%
• - Asynchronous distance (11 contact hours) + Involvement/participation - 10.0%
• - Class Question - 30.0%

NAO

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Barzanò, G. (2009). Culturas de liderança e lógicas de responsabilidade. V. N. de Gaia: Fundação Manuel Leão

Brunet, L. (1999). Clima de trabalho e eficácia na Escola. In A. Nóvoa (coord.), As Organizações Escolares em Análise (pp. 121-140). Lisboa: Publicações Dom Quixote.

International Public Setor Accounting Standard Board . IPSASB (2015). Reporting Servive Performance Information. Recommended Practice Guideline 3.

Lima, L. (2011). Administração escolar: estudos. Porto: Porto Editora.