A biblioteca escolar e a formação de leitores: estudo de caso de uma escola estadual da Zona da Mata Mineira

Abstract

This research presents a reflection on the role of the school library in developing reading skills, literary literacy, and students' reading formation at a school located in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, which we refer to as State School Djamila Ribeiro (EEDR). The school is affiliated with the Minas Gerais State Department of Education (SEE/MG) and is part of the Juiz de Fora regional division. The guiding question of this study is: "How can the space and resources of EEDR’s library be better integrated into the institution’s pedagogical practices in order to broadly promote students’ reading formation?" This question emerged from the hypothesis that the school library and its available resources are not being utilized in ways that could enhance the teaching-learning process at the institution. The general objective is to investigate the possibilities of using the library’s space and resources as pedagogical tools to improve the quality of education offered by EEDR. The specific objectives are: (i) to describe the functioning of the library at the institution under study; (ii) to identify and analyze the factors that may influence the low utilization of EEDR’s library as a pedagogical resource; and (iii) to propose management strategies that contribute to better use of the library space. The theoretical framework draws on authors such as Renata Junqueira de Souza and Rildo Cosson (2017), Magda Soares (2009), and Débora Ventura Klayn Nascimento (2019) to discuss reading and literary literacy. To address the importance of school libraries, among other references, Campello (2012) is cited. The chosen methodology was a case study, which began with observation of the research site, followed by document analysis, literature review, and later, field research. The main methodological reference was Lakatos and Marconi (2003). During field research, interviews were conducted in addition to the application of questionnaires. After data collection and analysis, an intervention plan was proposed to the institution.