Educational Policy in Ceará: strategic processes

Abstract: The article discusses strategic processes for the formulation and implementation of educational policy in Ceará, Brazil in the period 1995-2015, based on the theories of governance and path dependence. The text analyzes aspects related to the state fiscal balance, meritocratic recruitment practices and monitoring mechanisms associated with management by results. In this scenario, three strategic processes were instrumental in creating favorable conditions for improving education: collaboration, mobilization and accountability. Evidence is presented that such processes, historically constructed in Ceará education, paved the way for the institution of a favorable institutional culture for change, such as the improvement of the results obtained by the state in external evaluation processes.

摘要：本文基于治理理论与路径依赖理论，探讨了1995-2015年间巴西塞阿拉州教育政策的制定与实施战略进程。文本分析了与该州财政收支平衡、贤能型招聘实践以及结果导向管理相关的监督机制等议题。在此背景下，三大战略进程为教育质量提升创造了有利条件：协同合作、动员参与与问责机制。研究表明，这些在塞阿拉州教育领域历史积淀形成的进程，为构建有利于变革的良性制度文化奠定了基础，例如推动该州在外部教育评估中取得的成绩提升。