Avaliação da Lei 12.244/2010: transformações e repercussões da biblioteca escolar para a ação docente em Fortaleza

Abstract

The central theme of this research is the school library and its object of study is Law 12.244/2010 with its transformations and repercussions for teaching in municipal public schools in Fortaleza. At the heart of this law is the determination to universalize school libraries in all educational units in the country. It should be noted that the research panorama of the last decade on school libraries in Brazil points to the need to overcome the traditional and limited view of this space, in order to think of it as an educational resource within the school. The general aim of this study was to evaluate the transformations and repercussions of Law 12.244/2010 on teaching in public schools in the municipality of Fortaleza. The time frame of analysis covered the period from the implementation of the law until 2024. This is a qualitative study based on the assumptions of the critical-dialectical perspective, of an exploratory and descriptive nature. We used bibliographical and documentary research as our data collection procedures, as well as field research carried out in six schools in the municipal public education network, involving 17 teachers and 9 heads of school libraries, through the application of forms. The data was processed using descriptive statistical analysis. The results of the research show that the school library has not acted in a relevant way as an instrument to support the actions of teachers, although its importance is recognized by them and also by the students who frequently go to the library. This situation occurs as a result of a number of factors, including: poor infrastructure, a shortage of professional librarians to work more closely with libraries, limited collections and the lack of a pedagogical proposal to guide the work to be carried out, taking into account the active role it should play in the educational process.