Banca de DEFESA: FABIANA DE SOUZA LEAO
Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.STUDENT : FABIANA DE SOUZA LEAO
DATE: 28/06/2023
TIME: 08:00
LOCAL: VIDEOCONFERÊNCIA
TITLE:
KEY WORDS:
Anthroposophy. Social Threefolding. Rural Waldorf School.PAGES: 248
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Administração
SUMMARY:
The present study is about the contributions of Anthroposophy, or Spiritual Science, to organizational management in a non-profit social initiative, specifically in a Rural Waldorf School called Turmalina (EWRT). Anthroposophy, co-created by the Austrian philosopher and educator Rudolf Steiner, aims at the spiritualization of organizational management and advocates for the ideals of freedom, equality, and fraternity. The organizational guidelines are based on association, self-management, and group decision-making through a collegiate body, permeated by the emerging regime of Sociocracy. The theoretical foundation of this study is grounded in the concept of Social Threefolding, based on Freedom in the philosophical-cultural sphere, Equality in the legal-political relationships, and Economic Fraternity. The choice of applying this theory in practice is based on Steiner's (2016a) assertion that Social Threefolding can be understood by humanity as it is applied to fraternal coexistence and the management of a community formed for the education of children, adolescents, and families in a Waldorf school. The research aims to understand Social Threefolding in the management of a social initiative in light of Anthroposophy, correlating them with attributes of social management through the cultural-philosophical, political-legal, and economic-fraternal dimensions observed in a Waldorf School unit. The study is predominantly qualitative, descriptive, exploratory, and applied, using the cognitive method of phenomenological observation by Goethe. To enhance the understanding of the social phenomenon, semi-structured interviews were conducted to identify diverse or complementary perspectives. Thirteen voluntary members who work in various areas of the organization were selected, taking into account their length of stay in the community, accessibility, and level of commitment to the proposed activities. It is concluded that, after the first seven years of life of the Turmalina Rural Waldorf School, the organizational structure presents a significant presence of conflicts, especially in terms of delegation of function and decentralization of power. The collegiate, associative, and collaborative system that ideally should generate a horizontalization of power and a fraternal stimulus for participation, commitment, and self-accountability, instead of being healthy and sustainable, proves to be challenging. Most managers report work overload, and the organizational structure faces challenges in maintaining financial health and combating attrition. For further studies, it is recommended to deepen the understanding of Social Threefolding, sociocracy, and self-management by applying them to other socio-political-economic contexts.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interna - 1149369 - ANATALIA SARAIVA MARTINS RAMOS
Externo à Instituição - FERNANDO GOMES DE PAIVA JÚNIOR
Externo ao Programa - 1149626 - MAURO LEMUEL DE OLIVEIRA ALEXANDRE - nullExterno à Instituição - ROSANA LUCILLE BASSINELLO SARAIVA - PUC - SP
Presidente - 1169358 - WASHINGTON JOSE DE SOUSA