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| Author(s): |
Jéssica Gagete Miranda
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2015-07-14 |
| Examining board members: |
Elaine Toldo Pazello;
Marcos de Almeida Rangel;
Daniel Domingues dos Santos
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| Advisor: | Elaine Toldo Pazello |
| Abstract | |
The present study investigates the impact of principals\' turnover in Brazilian public schools on the municipalities\' educational performance. In order to perform such investigation, we adopted a regression discontinuity design, which explored the high correlation between political discontinuity in the municipality (i.e. the shift of the governing mayor) and school principals\' turnover in that area. As a result, we found that principals\' turnover has a negative impact on student achievement, especially on the growth of the Brazilian Index of Basic Education (IDEB) from 2007 to 2009, which is up to 2.60 percentage points lower in high principals\' turnover cities (i.e. cities where the turnover rate is about 78 %, same as the average rate in the locations that experienced political discontinuity). Performing an investigation of the transmission mechanisms through which this impact occurs, we found that principals appointed by the new mayors are less experienced as school managers. Moreover, some of the old principals, removed from their positions, have had a long tenure in schools. Therefore, their shift could lead to greater instability in the institutions. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/20768-0 - Principals turnover and School Achievement |
| Grantee: | Jéssica Gagete Miranda |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |