Letramento Informacional na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica: um estudo com os estudantes da EJA

Abstract

The aim of this study is to see how Information Literacy can contribute to the comprehensive education of students on technical courses integrated with secondary education in the Youth and Adult Education (YAE) mode. The research methodology involves an exploratory and descriptive approach with a qualitative focus, incorporating bibliographic studies, documentary analysis and fieldwork. A bibliographic survey was carried out covering the themes of Information Literacy and Behavior, Professional and Technological Education (EPT), comprehensive training, EJA, Proeja and school research. Next, a “state of the art” literature review was conducted, with an emphasis on recent research into Information Literacy in Vocational and Technological Education in Brazil. Subsequently, the Pedagogical Projects of the Cursos (PPCs) were analyzed using the Documentary Analysis (DA) technique. The field research involved the application of questionnaires to EJA students at IFG, Campus Goiânia, to investigate their information-seeking and use behavior. The data was analyzed using Laurence Bardin's Content Analysis technique. The findings showed that there are few academic productions on the subject of Information Literacy in the context of the EFLT, and none of them are focused on the EJA. Furthermore, no references to Informational Literacy were found in the documents examined. The results of the field research show that information skills such as identifying information needs, formulating search strategies, exploring reliable information sources, evaluating the credibility of sources and synthesizing information are essential for the development of EJA students' information competence. An educational product was therefore produced: a basic guide to school research in the EJA/EPT, covering the main themes that emerged from the analysis of the results of the field research. The study concludes that the implementation of Information Literacy should be a priority at IFG, in order to improve critical information search and use skills, preparing students for an increasingly information-dependent world of work.