Curricular Unit:			Code:
Administration and Management of School Organizations			1145AGOE
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Postgraduate	School Administration and Educational Administration	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
a. Know the object of study of School Administration; b. Understand the fundamental models of school management and administration; c. Analyze management and administration models in school institutions; d. Reflect on the organization of the educational system; and. Identify the School as an organization; f. Know the importance of communication and its application in the organization; g. Reflect on leadership styles in school management; h. Generate new knowledge and new practices to respond to institutional needs.
Syllabus:
1. Educational Administration a. The. Introduction to organizational theories b. Organizational models and main approaches 2. School management a. The. Concept b. Principles c. Organization 3. School as an Organization 4. Organizational Communication 5. Leadership and decision-making processes 6. The Leader as an actor in the transformation of the organization 7. Management a. The. Democratic management b. Participative management 8. School culture
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
This curricular unit is intended to encourage reflection, self-training and research practice, enabling the acquisition of skills and knowledge that favor the administration of schools and their management.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The curricular unit consists of a set of theoretical and practical thematic sessions. Motivational videos will be presented according to the themes under study and spaces for reflection and debate will be used, namely, moments of theoretical exposition, moments of debate and reflective analysis that contemplate joint reflections and in small groups. Moments for carrying out work in the classroom are also planned.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
It is also intended that this training will enable in-depth knowledge of School Administration and Management, in order to provide trainees with a broad and critical view of the organization.
Reading:
Chiavenato, Idalberto (2004). Introdução à teoria geral da administração. São Paulo: Makron Books do Brasil Editora, Ltda. Costa, Jorge Adelino (2003). Imagens Organizacionais da Escola. Porto: ASA. Drucker, Peter et al. (2016). Liderança. Coimbra: Conjuntura Actual Editora. Fialho, Isabel et al. (org.) (2014). Politícas educativas, eficácia e melhoria das escolas. Évora: Centro de Investigação em Educação e Psicologia da Universidade de Évora. Ghilardi, Franco & Spallarossa, Carlo (1983). Guia para a organização da escola. Rio Tinto: Edições ASA. Machado, Joaquim e Alves, José (org.) (2016). Professores e Escolas – Conhecimento, formação e ação. Porto: Universidade Católica Editora. Menese, João (2016). Gestão de organizações e criação de valor partilhado. Lisboa: Universidade Católica Editora. Stoner, James (1985). Administração. Rio de Janeiro: Prentice-Hall do Brasil, Ltda.