Convivencia within schools is a complex object to be evaluated. The development of self-evaluating strategies and instruments for schools is in its embryonic stage. This article presents the design and testing of a self-evaluation guide for convivencia within schools based on the dialogues between teachers and managers. The design was based on a specific contextualization of this subject from a school management perspective, which focuses on the relationships among teachers and managers. This perspective considers the institutional and pedagogical dimensions of the school environment. The guide proposes a strategy based on their narratives. And it is through conversations that their professional practices and personal reflection are recovered. It comprises four topics: attention to student diversity; student-teacher rapport and the generation of spaces for dialogue and personal reflection; development and follow up of criteria and regulation; participation and co-responsibility in teaching performance improvement. The pilot study reaffirms that as a strategy/instrument, this guide was an efficient approach to promote significant conversations; it was relevant as the topics considered are salient to the teachers; and pertinent to invite them into discussing the needs for improvement in their interrelationships and their pedagogical practices.

School convivencia, Self-diagnosis, Teacher narratives, Basic education, School management, Institutional evaluation.