This research addresses the joint intergovernmental mechanism present in the Brazilian educational system, the "Articulated Actions Plan" (AAP) prepared by the Ministry of Education. The approach was linked to the so-called sociology of social regulations and was key to the interpretation of the Articulated Action Plan from the the City Council and 93 Development Plans formulated by municipal schools. The results indicate the association between the planning developed within each school and the municipality with the educational projects formulated and funded by the federal government. It also exposes tensions in articulating the demands made by players from the schools and the public policies directives. The study concludes that the AAP is an important mechanism for ensuring a system of collaboration, upon the performance and bureaucratic-professional regulation of the Brazilian educational system.
public policies in education; regulation of educational systems; management education
