Utilidade da contabilidade: percepção dos gestores de escolas privadas nos municípios de Natal e Parnamirim

Abstract

The present study aims to know how the managers of private schools in the municipalities of Natal and Parnamirim perceive the usefulness of Accounting in their management processes. For this, it approaches, according to the concepts of Accounting, the existing themes about school management and accounting, highlighting the importance of managerial accounting for companies and its importance for decision making. The work also mentions accounting as a major instrument of administration and how it can be applied in the daily lives of these institutions. The research of this work was developed through the application of a questionnaire to assess the perception of managers, and concluded on this topic in a positive way, so that it is clear that using accounting is the basis of a safe and effective administration.