The paper proposes to verify the effectuation of educational policies and their management possibilities in scenarios weakening of institutional arrangements. To this end, reviews the relationship between education policy and management modes of life in urban reforms of the early twentieth century, as well as the modern model that analyzes the institutionalities configured, decline and change. Then came the unfolding of political phenomena in Brazil, in projects of integral education, where we can see ways of managing the training processes of individuals and their life styles. It concludes that the weakening of institutions allows the reconstruction of narratives of social meaning, which brings challenges for school management.
Educational Policies; Educational Institutions; Integral Education; School Management