ABSTRACT
We know that the school has assumed different sociological and historical perspectives, ranging from its early idea as a family entity to a school as a religious institution, to finally transform itself into a state institution (Ciscar, Uría, 1988). It is through this path of evolution that a brief incursion is intended, in the assumption that the past always explains the present and points out the future. We shall, thus, proceed to an historical and legal review, which will allow us to know the evolution of the management and administration systems, in particular of the governing structures, of the Portuguese Public School from the Age of Discoveries to the First Republic.
Keywords:
reforms; organization management; governing structures; rectors