A biblioteca escolar e o professor: a percepção dos docentes do Colégio Ari de Sá Cavalcante, sobre a biblioteca infantil, a partir de suas necessidades de informação

Abstract

The school library, in collaboration with the teacher, is a valuable resource in the educational environment, providing access to a variety of materials to enrich teaching and empower teachers in their teaching-learning process. Therefore, this study aims to generally show the perception of teachers at Colégio Ari de Sá Cavalcante, Sede Ari Infantil Aldeota, about the Children's Library, based on their information needs. Specifically, it intends to: a) Identify the information needs of teachers; b) Understand the structure of Sede Ari Aldeota Infantil and the Children's Library; c) Analyze, based on the collected data, the teachers' perceptions of the children's library. The research was characterized as a case study, exploratory, of both quantitative and qualitative nature, and used a questionnaire consisting of open and closed questions as the data collection instrument. The research field was the children's library at Colégio Ari de Sá Cavalcante, Sede Ari Infantil Aldeota, with the target population being the school's teachers, specifically those teaching Early Childhood Education and 1st grade, totaling a sample of 19 teachers. Upon analysis of the data, the results indicate that the teachers' information needs are primarily focused on the library's collection, aiming to enhance the professional development of teachers in subjects related to literacy, early literacy, early childhood, and childhood education. Regarding the role of the School Library, from the teachers' perspective, in meeting their information needs, it is the library's responsibility to offer an updated collection and suitable space for the comprehensive development of activities carried out in the teachers' pedagogical routine. Consequently, there is recognition of the need for further exploration of this topic, and it is hoped that this study can contribute to new research on the subject of user studies in school libraries.