%0 Journal Article %T Gestores escolares da rede p¨²blica em Minas Gerais: fatores de satisfa£¿£¿o no trabalho %A Santana %A Luiza L¨²cia e Silva %A Cunha %A Nina Rosa da Silveira %A Ferreira %A Marco Aur¨¦lio Marques %A Moura %A Luiz Rodrigo Cunha %A Oliveira %A Adriel Rodrigues de %J Educa£¿£¿o em Revista %D 2012 %I Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais %R 10.1590/S0102-46982012000100021 %X the objective of this study was to investigate the presence or absence of satisfaction at work of the directors/managers of basic state/public education, as well as its influence on school management. the category suggestions made by walton in his "quality of work life", were referred to. this research is descriptive, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, using a semi-structured questionnaire. the sample consisted of 124 cases distributed across 52 municipalities of mg. the results indicate that there is a sense of satisfaction on the part of directors / managers with regard to the relevance of their work. social integration in the organization, use of (and development of) employees¡¯ capacities, constitutionalism and opportunities for professional growth, all provide proof of their positive influence on school management. however, there is a feeling of dissatisfaction with respect to factors associated with remuneration (salary), and a feeling of indifference regarding working conditions (and their associated factors) and concerning the work-life/home-life balance. %K satisfaction and quality of work life %K directors and managers of state education %K the national school program of state management of basic education. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-46982012000100021&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en