A biblioteca como espaço educativo na educação profissional e tecnológica: práticas de incentivo à leitura

Abstract

The motivation for this work arose from my professional experience as a librarian at the Farroupilha Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology (IFFar); and from the understanding that the library, in addition to housing the institution's collection, is a space to be explored for educational practices. The research was developed within the Professional Master's Program in Vocational and Technological Education (ProfEPT) and is linked to the Educational Practices in Vocational and Technological Education (EPT) research line, within macroproject 3 - Educational Practices in the Integrated Curriculum. Broadly speaking, the research aims to contribute to strengthening reading promotion practices within the Libraries of the Farroupilha Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology, with a view to actively participating in the comprehensive education of integrated high school students. In terms of specific objectives, we sought to: identify, in different databases, scientific literature on reading promotion actions and practices carried out in EPT libraries aimed at integrated high school students; To investigate the IFFar Institutional Development Plan's content on libraries, books, and reading promotion; to understand how librarians perceive their role and the library's role in the comprehensive education of high school students, especially regarding reading promotion; to map the educational actions and practices carried out in IFFar libraries that aim to encourage reading habits; and, finally, to develop an educational product based on the data acquired in this dissertation. The research is qualitative in nature and uses data collection and analysis from documents and databases, as well as semi-structured interviews. The documentary research revealed that the IDP views the library as a physical space, ignoring its educational potential. The bibliographic research conducted in specific databases allowed us to identify existing research, thus avoiding duplication of research. Finally, to complement the research, a semi-structured interview was conducted with librarians from each Instituto Federal Farroupilha Campus. This led to the identification of activities carried out in the IFFar libraries that contributed to the development of new readers and strengthened this practice. The results demonstrate that the IFFar libraries are essential educational and cultural spaces for the comprehensive development of Integrated High School students. The interviews revealed that most librarians act as mediators and curators of information, but it is necessary to organize activities and practices to encourage reading throughout the year. Based on this, a literary calendar was created with proposed themes and activities to help library professionals plan these activities.