The Discrepancy Between Educational Management in São Paulo and Paulo Freire’s Studies

Abstract

This research examines the concept of teaching work within the São Paulo Basic Education System to identify its similarities and differences with Paulo Freire’s postulates regarding educational management. The analysis focused on the São Paulo Curriculum, a guiding document for teaching action. The study employed content analysis supported by the NVivo software to categorize the prevalent ideas in the document. The analysis delved into competence, engagement, and autonomy advocacy categories. Among the main findings, it is noteworthy to mention the contradictory stance of the São Paulo State Department of Education (SEESP), which presents a discourse aligned with Freirean premises while exhibiting a mechanistic teaching approach that reproduces neoliberal paradigms.