The Implementation of the Educational Policy in the state schools of São Paulo

• Grant number: 25/17459-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2025
• End date: September 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - Public Policies
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques
• Grantee: Luiz Fernando Lima Chaves
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/07616-7 - CEM - Center for Metropolitan Studies, AP.CEPID

Abstract

The Scientific Initiation scholarship holder for this project aims to investigate theimplementation of educational policy in state schools in São Paulo. The research seeks toanalyze the interactions among principals, teachers, and students through the lens ofstreet-level bureaucracy, emphasizing how bureaucrats, through the exercise of discretion,make everyday decisions that shape policy implementation. In this regard, the study intends toidentify the decisions and practices of principals and teachers and examine their effects onstudents' educational trajectories. The planned activities include a comprehensive literaturereview; the design and administration of interviews with principals, teachers, and students; observation in schools; the preparation of analytical reports; and the systematicanalysis of collected data. (AU)