Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-10-25T11:02:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 luciahelenaschuchter.pdf: 1363978 bytes, checksum: a8f2b5ccd92b1b263a1cd5b1ca2fd967 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-12-15T12:11:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 luciahelenaschuchter.pdf: 1363978 bytes, checksum: a8f2b5ccd92b1b263a1cd5b1ca2fd967 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-12-15T12:11:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 luciahelenaschuchter.pdf: 1363978 bytes, checksum: a8f2b5ccd92b1b263a1cd5b1ca2fd967 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-15T12:11:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 luciahelenaschuchter.pdf: 1363978 bytes, checksum: a8f2b5ccd92b1b263a1cd5b1ca2fd967 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-12 / A presente pesquisa parte da seguinte questão investigativa: no cenário tecnológico e globalizado no qual estão inseridos, busca-se compreender como convivem e interagem, dentro da escola, a Biblioteca Escolar e o Laboratório de Informática, enquanto ambientes de produção de leitura/escrita e conhecimento. Buscou-se fundamentação metodológica na pesquisa qualitativa de abordagem históricocultural, respaldada por Lev S. Vygotsky e Mikhail Bakhtin. O campo de pesquisa se constituiu de duas escolas públicas situadas na cidade de Juiz de Fora/MG. A investigação se desenvolveu por meio dos instrumentos metodológicos: entrevistas semiestruturadas com dois professores-bibliotecários, uma professora responsável pelo laboratório de informática, três professores regentes e duas coordenadoras pedagógicas; análise de documentos; observação e questionário. A análise de dados está organizada em duas categorias: (a) letramentos nas escolas e (b) os sujeitos e a formação continuada: repensando a prática pedagógica. Esta pesquisa aponta para a necessidade de cada instituição escolar construir/perseguir as possibilidades plurais de utilização da biblioteca escolar e do laboratório de informática. Possíveis relações/interações entre estes espaços e sala de aula devem ser promovidas, pois formar alunos leitores e escritores, hoje, não se restringe somente ao impresso ou ao digital. Ambas as formas coexistem e são utilizadas na sociedade. Para que isso ocorra, não basta a existência de recursos “materiais”, como livros e computadores; é preciso uma reflexão coletiva sobre o seu uso, disponibilizar seus acessos, aliados a propostas pedagógicas que tornem seu uso significativo. É também premente promover a formação para o uso técnico e pedagógico das tecnologias disponíveis e presentes no interior da escola a toda comunidade escolar. Considerando a diversidade encontrada entre esses profissionais, as demandas impostas pelo avanço das TIC e as condições espaçotemporais nos ambientes escolares, pode-se pensar numa formação continuada na modalidade a distância. A escola, a universidade e o poder público devem responsabilizar-se pelo desenvolvimento nos docentes e discentes de habilidades de leitura e escrita em diferentes suportes - promovendo os plurais e necessários letramentos - e garantir o acesso desses leitores às novas mídias. Enfim, é tempo de ressignificar a biblioteca escolar e o laboratório de 7 informática, para que se transmutem em espaços coletivos de leitura, escrita, pesquisa, interação, produção de conhecimento e para que sejam frequentados por toda comunidade escolar. / This search takes from inquiry question: in the world-wide and thecnologycal where they are, it looks for understanding how they live together and interact themselves, inside the school, the library and computer lab, as writing, knowledge and reading production place. It was based on qualifier search of cultural-hystoric approach taken place by Lev S Vygotsky and Mikhail Bakhtin. The search field composed itself two public schools in Juiz de Fora city state of Minas Gerais. The study developed itself throughout two methodologic tools: half-structured interview with two library teachers, one teacher head of computer lab, three classroom teachers and two teaching coordinators; analysis of data; observation and quiz. The data analysis is organized into two rates: (a) literacy at schools and (b) people and the continuing education; rethinking the pedagogical practice. This search points to the necessity of each school institution builds/runs after the plural possibilities of library use and the computer lab. Relationship/interactions possible between these place and the classroom must be promoted once to construct writers and reader students, nowadays, it does not limit itself only to the printed matter or to the digital one. Both of them live together and they are used in society. For this occurring, the existence of “material” sources is not enough, like books and computers; It is needed a commom reflexion about its use, to become available its access related to educational offers wich becomes its use meaningful. It is also urgent promoting the graduation for the tecnico and educational use of the technologies, available and present inside the school for all school community. Considering the found diversity among the workers, the imposed requirement by advance of TIC and the time-space conditions on school places. It can think about continuing education on distance modality. The school, the university and the government must be blame themselves by development on docent and discents of writing and reading habilities into supports different. Advancing the required and plural literacies and certifies the access of these readers to the new media. Finally, it is time to reframe the school library and the computer lab, for they transmute themselves into collective spaces of reading, writing, search, interaction, knowledge production and for they will be attended by all school community.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-01-03T10:26:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 sterlayniaparecidaduartedeoliveiracoimbra.pdf: 1691270 bytes, checksum: 32151e5a1a76fb166b0cd0926cc0c34e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Diamantino Mayra (mayra.diamantino@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-01-31T10:23:30Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 sterlayniaparecidaduartedeoliveiracoimbra.pdf: 1691270 bytes, checksum: 32151e5a1a76fb166b0cd0926cc0c34e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-31T10:23:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 sterlayniaparecidaduartedeoliveiracoimbra.pdf: 1691270 bytes, checksum: 32151e5a1a76fb166b0cd0926cc0c34e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-26 / Esta pesquisa realiza uma análise da implementação da política de leitura desenvolvida pelo Programa de Bibliotecas da Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Belo Horizonte (SMED/BH), implantado em 1997, a partir da Escola Plural, com o objetivo de revitalizar as bibliotecas escolares municipais. O presente estudo se justifica por não ter havido, ao longo de 18 anos, avaliação formal desse Programa, que traça diretrizes para as bibliotecas escolares, a partir de quatro eixos: informatização do sistema; formação de pessoal; melhoria e dinamização do acervo e elaboração de uma política de leitura. Tendo como foco nove bibliotecas polo, sendo uma de cada regional em que o município de Belo Horizonte é dividido, a pesquisa buscou responder a indagações quanto à importância atribuída ao Programa pelos profissionais da educação; à participação do Programa de Bibliotecas no Projeto Político Pedagógico (PPP) das escolas e à sua contribuição para o acesso e distribuição do acervo aos estudantes. Participaram da pesquisa gestores escolares, coordenadores pedagógicos, bibliotecários, professores de 1º ciclo e as coordenadoras do Programa. Estudos de Silva (1999), Cafiero (2010), Koch (2015), Kleiman (2013) fundamentaram discussões sobre concepção de língua, de leitura, de texto, de contexto, assim como as reflexões sobre estratégias de ensino e desenvolvimento da competência leitora em contexto escolar, as quais criticam práticas de leitura que a concebem como um fim em si mesmo. Leituras de Paiva (2012) colaboraram com a discussão sobre política pública de distribuição de livros do Programa Nacional Biblioteca da Escola (PNBE) e investimento na formação do leitor. Sobre o uso produtivo das bibliotecas escolares, o estudo teve a contribuição de Souza (2009). E, sobre a constituição da Rede Municipal da educação de Belo Horioznte (RME/BH), de Miranda (1998). Sobre a política de formação de leitores do Ministério da Educação (MEC) e os apontamentos históricos a respeito do Programa de Bibliotecas contribuíram, respectivamente, Berenblum (2006) e Pimenta, Aires e Ribeiro (1998). Como metodologia foi adotada a abordagem qualitativa com interpretação dos dados a partir de análise documental, questionários e entrevista. Os dados mostraram a necessidade de: (1) implantação de um sistema de informatização na rede de bibliotecas escolares; (2) formação continuada que abranja gestores escolares, coordenadores pedagógicos, professores, além dos já contemplados profissionais da biblioteca; (3) planejamento de estratégias de melhoria e dinamização do acervo das escolas, com investimento em divulgação; (4) uma política de leitura que envolva a comunidade escolar, integrando o trabalho da biblioteca com a sala de aula. Com base nessas constatações, foi elaborado um Plano de Ação Educacional (PAE) com ações e estratégias para a superação das lacunas, contribuindo, assim, para a concretização efetiva de uma política de leitura e formação de leitores. / This research fulfills an analysis of reading policy implementation developed by Program of Libraries of Secretary of Municipal Education of Belo Horizonte, implanted in 1997, out of Plural School, with the intent of revitalizing municipal school libraries. The actual study is justified by the non-existence of, throughout 18 years, a formal avaliation of this Program, which delineates guidelines for school libraries, from four axes: system computerization; staff training; improvement and stimulation of the collection and a reading policy ellaboration. Having nine polo libraries as a focus, one of each regional whereupon Belo Horizonte is divided, the research tried to answer questions about the importance imputed to the Program by education professionals; about the Program of Libraries participation in Political Pedagogical Project (PPP) of schools and about its contribution for collection access and distribution to students.School managers, pedagogical coordinators, librarians, first cycle teachers and two Program coordinators have took part of this research. Studies of Silva (1999), Cafiero (2010), Koch (2015), Kleiman (2013) have grounded discussions about language, reading, text, context conceiving, as well as the reflections about teaching strategies and reader proficiency development inside school context, which criticize reading practices that conceive it as an end in itself. Lections of Paiva (2012) collaborated with the discussion about public politics of books distribution from Nacional Program School Library (PNBE) and with investment on reader training. About school libraries profitable use, the study had contribution from Souza (2009). And about Belo Horizonte's Municipal Education Network constitution (RME/BH), from Miranda (1998). About Ministery of Education (MEC) politicy of readers training and the historical notes regarding Program of Libraries, Berenblum (2006) and Pimenta, Aires and Ribeiro (1998) have contributed respectively. It was adopted as methodology a qualitative approach with data interpretation from documental analysis, arguings and interview. Data have shown a need of: (1) installment of a computerization system in school libraries network; (2) continuing training which embraces school managers, pedagogical coordinators, teachers, beyond library professionals already contemplated; (3) planning of improvement strategies and stimulation of school collection, including investment on publishment; (4) a reading policy that includes school community, embodying library work with classroom. Based on these confirmations, a Plan of National Action (PNA) was elaborated with actions and strategies in order to overcome blanks, contributing, this way, for a reading policy and readers training effective concretion.

Orientador: Pedro da Cunha Pinto Neto / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T11:53:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pereira_RosanedeBastos_D.pdf: 2634538 bytes, checksum: 1e7300a5dceb3a449730a8c484003d27 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Esta tese tem como objetivo analisar o Programa Nacional Biblioteca da Escola (PNBE) e sua representatividade na sistemática de funcionamento das escolas públicas brasileiras como um dos sustentáculos do Programa Nacional do Livro e Leitura (PNLL), uma Política de Estado que entrou em vigor em 2006. O PNBE, criado em 1997 pelo Ministério da Educação (MEC), com o apoio do Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação (FNDE) e da Secretaria de Educação Básica (SEB), distribui, desde 1998, acervos literários, obras de referência e de pesquisa a estudantes e professores de escolas públicas do Ensino Infantil, Fundamental, Médio e Educação de Jovens e Adultos cadastradas pelo censo escolar realizado, anualmente, pelo Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP). O trabalho de campo foi realizado de 2008 a 2013 e foram escolhidas duas escolas públicas de Campinas (SP) que estrearam, em 2009, o Programa "Sala de Leitura" da Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo. Os procedimentos envolveram análise documental do PNBE e PNLL, levantamento dos acervos de ambas as escolas, identificação dos livros e seus respectivos programas de origem, o acompanhamento e observação da dinâmica das Salas de Leitura, com vistas a analisar a utilização dos acervos e a visitação dos alunos. Os dados revelam que os livros do PNBE ainda não foram incorporados ao contexto escolar, o tempo concebido aos alunos para uso da sala e exploração dos livros é pequeno, as professoras responsáveis pelas Salas de Leitura não têm uma função definida, o que compromete o processo de formação de leitores. Também foi possível constatar que o PNBE e o PNLL atuam em contextos separados e estanques e que as políticas de leitura federal, estadual e municipal se sobrepõem em movimentos mais divergentes do que convergentes em termos de formação de leitores. A temática da distribuição de livros e das políticas de leitura é aqui ampliada com uma pesquisa in loco na Inglaterra (Reino Unido), com o objetivo de analisar situações distintas, porém com algumas características similares, quanto ao uso do livro e estímulo à leitura em escolas públicas. A principal contribuição desta pesquisa é tentar identificar os caminhos que impedem a efetivação das políticas públicas de leitura dentro das escolas públicas, a partir da indagação central que permeia a tese: "Afinal, se distribuir livros não forma leitores, então qual deve ser o rumo das políticas para o fomento da leitura no Brasil?". Os resultados da pesquisa revelam que a distribuição de livros, sem a formação de mediadores de leitura, como está previsto no PNLL, não resolve o anacrônico problema da leitura no País, e que a não efetivação das políticas de leitura se deve a uma limitação governamental em definir que tipo de educação se quer para o País. / Abstract: This thesis aims to analyze the National School Library Programme (PNBE) and its representation in the structure of Brazilian public schools as one of the pillars of the National Book and Reading Policy (PNLL), that came into effect in 2006. The PNBE, created in 1997 by the Ministry of Education (MEC), with support from the National Fund for Education Development (FNDE) and the Department of Basic Education (SEB), distributes, since 1998, literary collections, reference works and Research to students and teachers in public schools - from Primary to Middle Education, and Youth and Adults Education - enrolled at school census conducted annually by the National Institute for Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (INEP). Fieldwork was conducted from 2008 to 2013 and two public schools in Campinas (SP) were chosen to start, in 2009, the program "Reading Room" of the Department of Education of the State of São Paulo. The procedures involved documentary analysis of PNBE and PNLL, inventory of both school collections, identification of books and programmes which they belong to, monitoring and observation of the Reading Rooms dynamics, aiming to analyze the use of the collections and the room visitation. The data reveals that the books of PNBE have not yet been incorporated into the school context, the time designed for students to use the room and explore the books is short, the teachers in charge of the Reading Rooms do not have a defined function, which compromises the readers' formation process. It was also possible to learn that the PNBE and the PNLL operate in separate contexts and that the local, state and federal reading policies overlap each other in a more divergent than convergent movement related to the reading formation. The thematic of book distribution and reading policies is here extended to a research in loco in England (United Kingdom) in order to analyse different situations, however, with some similarities related to the use of the book and reading stimulation in state schools. The main scientific contribution of this work is trying to identify the ways that prevent the state policies of reading from being effective inside schools, what starts with the initial question that permeates this work: "After all, if distributing books doesn't make readers, then how should be the policies to promote reading in Brazil? ". The research results show that book distribution, without the formation of reading facilitators, as suggested in PNLL, does not solve the anachronistic reading problem in the country, and that the lack of effectivity relating the reading policy is due to a governmental limitation in defining what kind of education is expected. / Doutorado / Ensino e Práticas Culturais / Doutora em Educação

Esta tese insere-se no campo da leitura do texto literário, mais especificamente de narrativas infantis, e centraliza sua atenção na atuação do narrador, instância narrativa responsável pela condução da nossa leitura e, assim, por nos aproximar ou distanciar, nos mostrar ou esconder, nos envolver mais ou menos no mundo narrado. A partir da hipótese de que este ser de papel, muito além de apenas ser classificado em 1ª ou 3ª pessoa, pode, pela sua atuação na narrativa, também ser considerado mediador simbólico de leitura e, ainda, com a intenção de contribuir para a prática pedagógica, o objetivo geral deste estudo é averiguar a possibilidade de o narrador ser um mediador simbólico de leitura. Para a análise, elegemos obras do Programa Nacional Biblioteca da Escola – PNBE 2010, distribuídas gratuitamente pelo Governo Federal a todas as escolas públicas do País. O aporte teórico subsidia-se, especialmente, nos fundamentos de Iser (1999; 1996), Larrosa (2003) e Candido (1995), no que diz respeito à leitura do texto literário; Genette (s/d); Benjamin (2007), Lajolo e Zilberman (1996), ao estudo do narrador; Prince (1994), do narratário; Zilberman (1981) e Coelho (1991), da literatura infantil; e Vygostsky (1989), da mediação. Após a leitura e o levantamento dos elementos que compõem cada uma das 50 obras com narrativas verbovisuais – NVV - que compõem os 4 acervos do PNBE 2010, selecionamos 8 títulos para a análise quali-quantitativa, direcionando nosso olhar para a história e para o seu discurso, especialmente para a atuação do narrador com vistas ao narratário. Com base nessas análises, consideramos que o narrador é também mediador simbólico no processo de leitura, desde que: a) manifeste profundo conhecimento sobre o narrado e seja, portanto, um sábio; b) leve em consideração o universo de expectativa do leitor; e c) desafie o leitor. / Universidade de Caxias do Sul, UCS / This thesis is part of the literary texts reading field, specifically children's narratives, and focuses its attention on the performance of the narrator, a narrative body responsible for conducting our reading and, thus, to makes us close or distant, to show us or hide or to involve us into the narrated. The objective of this study is to investigate the possibility of seen the narrator as a reading symbolic mediator. From the hypothesis that this individual made of paper, far beyond just being ranked as 1st or 3rd person, for his performance in the narrative can also be considered a symbolic mediator of reading and also with the intention of contributing to the pedagogical practice. For this investigation, we selected works of the Programa Nacional Biblioteca da Escola (National Program of School Library) - PNBE 2010, distributed free by the federal government to all public schools in the country. Our theoretical background lies on Iser (1999; 1996), Larrosa (2003) and Candido (1995) with respect to the literary text reading; Genette (s / d); Benjamin (2007), Lajolo and Zilberman (1996), the study of the speaker; Prince (1994), the narratee; Zilberman (1981) and Coelho (1991), children's literature; and Vygotsky (1989), the mediation. After reading and analyzing the elements that make up each of the 50 works with verb visual narratives, that make up the 4 PNBE 2010 collections, we selected eight titles for the qualitative and quantitative analysis, directing our attention to the story and its speech, especially for the narrator's role with a view to the narratee. Based on this analysis, we consider that the narrator is also a symbolic mediator in the reading process, provided that: a) expresses deep knowledge of the narrated and is therefore a wise person; b) takes into consideration the reader's expectation of the universe; and c) challenges the reader.

Det centrala ämnet för studien är skolbibliotekets roll för elevers läsmotivation. Tidigare forskning har visat att det saknas kunskap inom området. Det har också visat sig att det skiljer sig mellan olika skolors skolbibliotek även om Skollagen trycker på att det ska finnas en likvärdighet för elevers tillgång till skolbibliotek. Studiens syfte med denna uppsats är att öka kunskapen om hur lärare uppfattar skolbibliotekets roll för att främja elevers läsmotivation vid skolor i Sävsjö kommun. För att undersöka lärarnas uppfattningar om skolbibliotekets roll för elevers läsmotivation används den sociokognitiva motivationsteorin i kombination med en kvalitativ analys med semi-strukturerade intervjuer. I studien intervjuades åtta olika lärare på fyra olika skolor i Sävsjö kommun. Detta för att se på likheter och skillnader inom kommunen. Det har visat sig i studien att det finns goda förutsättningar för skolbiblioteket att fungera som en motivationshöjare i form av det utbud som erbjuds samt lärares arbete med att inkludera skolbiblioteket i undervisningen. Utbudet i skolbiblioteken uppdateras årligen med nya böcker som lärare och elever får vara med och tipsa om. Samarbetet mellan lärarna och de ansvariga i skolbiblioteken/skolbibliotekarierna är näst intill obefintligt även att det visat sig att ett gott samarbete gynnar elevers läsmotivation. Trots detta finns det en efterfrågan att öka samarbete från båda parterna. / The central theme of the study is the role of the school library for student reading motivation. Previous research has shown that there is a lacking of knowledge in this area. It has also been found that there is a difference between schools' school libraries, although The education act stresses that there should be an equivalence for students' access to school libraries. The purpose of this study is to increase the knowledge of how teachers perceive the role of the school library in promoting pupils' reading motivation at schools in the municipality of Sävsjö. To examine teachers' perceptions of the role of the school library for student reading motivation, sociocognitive motivation theory is used in combination with a qualitative analysis with semi-structured interviews. In the study, eight different teachers were interviewed at four different schools in the municipality of Sävsjö. This is to compare similarities and differences within the municipality. It has shown, in the study, that there are good conditions for the school library to function as a motivational enhancer in the form of the range offered and teachers' efforts to include the school library in teaching. The offerings in the school libraries are updated annually with new books that teachers and pupils can take part in and advise on. The collaboration between the teachers and those in charge in the school libraries / school librarians is almost non-existent, even when it has been found that good cooperation favors student reading motivation. Nevertheless, there is a demand for increased cooperation from both parties.

This descriptive, non-experimental study examines the strength of the relationship between California school library media programs and student achievement, using data from California criterion-referenced state-wide tests, publically available school and community demographic data, and a state survey of school library programs. Results indicate a substantial discrepancy in library staffing levels from the elementary grades through the high schools. Nevertheless, statistically significant correlations were found between certificated staffing levels and student achievement at each grade. Significant correlations persisted at the elementary and middle school when controlling for five of six school and community variables, and at the high school when controlling for all six of those variables. Bivariate correlations between total staffing and student achievement were significant at both the middle school and high school level when controlling for all school and community variables. Generally, the strength of the correlations between both certificated and total staffing tended to increase with grade level; at the high school level, correlations were among the strongest reported in any statewide study to date. There was a significant positive relationship between a majority of the 21 library services regularly provided and student achievement at all levels. Total library services were significantly related to student achievement at all levels when controlling for all school and community variables. In multiple regression analyses, there was an increasingly stronger relationship between total library programs and student achievement by grade level when controlling for all school and community variables. At every level, certificated and total staffing levels were associated with the strength of library program elements. The findings from this study confirm a host of prior research on the relationship between school libraries and student achievement and point to inequitable access to school library services in California. Results from this study might also provide a baseline of data for qualitative research that more deeply explores ways school library programs contribute to student achievement beyond ways measured by current standardized tests.

Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka hur fem verksamma svensklärare arbetar för att främja och utveckla elevers motivation till skönlitterär läsning i årskurs 4–6. Vidare undersöks hur lärarna beskriver samverkansarbetet med skolbiblioteket. För att undersöka detta genomförs intervjuer för att ta reda på berörda lärares upplevelser och erfarenheter av elevers läsmotivation. Tidigare forskning visar att motivation har en avgörande betydelse för elevers läsning och läsutveckling. Motivation definieras som en målinriktad process med inre och yttre påverkansfaktorer som skapar förutsättningar för lärande och utveckling. Resultatet visar att samtliga lärare i studien är eniga om att elevers motivation är viktig för deras progression i skolans alla ämnen. Framgångsfaktorer som beskrivs är exempelvis ett brett utbud av böcker, variationsrik undervisning samt en god samverkan med hemmet och skolbiblioteket. Tillgången till ett välfungerande skolbibliotek skiljer sig åt mellan skolorna, vilket främst beror på skolans resurser, ekonomi och bristande kunskap. I diskussionen problematiseras och utvecklas studiens resultat i förhållande till lärarens roll samt till elevers olika förutsättningar för att lära. Slutsatser som kan dras är att läsning är en komplex aktivitet som kräver engagemang, uthållighet och tid från lärare, elever, vårdnadshavare och skolbibliotekarie för att främja ett livslångt läsintresse.

The purpose of this master's thesis is to contribute with knowledge about how elementary school principals interpret of the School Act chapter 2, section 36§, which states that students in primary school, primary special school, special school, Sami school, upper secondary school and upper secondary special school must have access to school libraries. It explores the school principals perceptions of how the school library contribute to the education structure of their school in general and how their interpretation of the law impacts how the library operation is designed. This study is based on semi-structured interviews with five primary school principals and two school librarians, four observations of school libraries and one survey. The theoretical framework of the study is based on Anthony Gidden's structuring theory, which is used to explain how the principals' interpretation space regarding the School Act 2, chapter 36§ affects their school library operation. The results show that the phrasing of the Education Act in Chapter 2, Section 36§ is interpreted differently by the primary school principals participating in this study. The different ways in which the law is interpretated also reflects in the design of the physical premises which were observed in the study. The results of this study show that primary school principals' interpretations of the School Act and their perceptions of the school library influence how school library operations are designed.

For school libraries to sufficiently contribute to better information skills’ development and creation of a culture of lifelong learning among students, they require backing through well articulated policies both at national and individual school level. This study investigated the prevailing status of school libraries in public secondary schools in Nairobi County, Kenya. Using a survey research design, with a response rate of 68% for school principals and 66% for school librarians, this study established that although the majority of the schools had school libraries, these were individual schools’ efforts. There were no government policies on school libraries and most of the schools lacked explicit library policies. Additionally, they had not embraced contemporary trends in technology and the major impediment was lack of financial support. The study concluded that school libraries in Nairobi County were inadequately resourced and supported and recommended that the government of Kenya should come up with national policies that will entrench school libraries in the education system. / Information Science / MA (Information Science)

It became known that South African learners’ learning outcomes rank poorly on the international stage, even if compared to less developed parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The root cause of this problem is assumed to lie with the concern of illiteracy, which was argued, could be combated inter alia by ensuring that every public school has a stocked and functional library serviced by a fulltime proficient librarian. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of principals in establishing and managing functional school libraries in the King Cetshwayo District, KwaZulu-Natal. A qualitative investigation was done amongst school principals and their teacher librarians at five Dlangubo Circuit Schools. Data were collected by means of in-depth interviews and document analysis. The study revealed that the principals lack the training and resources to fulfil their role in establishing and maintaining functional school libraries. Recommendations were made on how principals might solve these problems in the future. / Dit het aan die lig gekom dat Suid-Afrikaanse leerders se leeruitkomste swak in die internasionale arena vertoon, selfs indien dit met minder-ontwikkelde dele van Sub-Sahara-Afrika vergelyk word. Daar word aanvaar dat die oorsaak van hier probleem vermoedelik die probleem van ongeletterdheid is, wat onder andere oorkom kan word deur te verseker dat elke openbare skool oor ’n toegeruste en funksionele biblioteek beskik wat deur ’n voltydse, bekwame bibliotekaris bestuur word. Hierdie studie ondersoek die rol van skoolhoofde in die vestiging en bestuur van funksionele skoolbiblioteke in die King Cetshwayo-distrik in KwaZulu-Natal. Daar is by vyf skole in die Dlangubu-streek ’n kwalitatiewe ondersoek met behulp van skoolhoofde en hulle onderwyser-bibliotekarisse gedoen. Data is met behulp van diepgaande onderhoude en dokumentanalise versamel. Die studie het aan die lig gebring dat die skoolhoofde ’n gebrek aan opleiding en hulpbronne het ten einde hulle rol in die vestiging en handhawing van funksionele skoolbiblioteke te vervul. Aanbevelings is gemaak oor hoe skoolhoofde in die toekoms moontlik hierdie probleme kan oplos. / Kuvele ukuthi imiphumela yokufunda abafundi baseNingizimu Afrika isezingeni eliphansi mayikeliswe neyamazwengamazwe ngisho noma isiqhathaniswa neyezingxenye ezingaka thuthuki kahle zase- Sub-Saharan Africa. Umsuka walenkinga kusolwa ukuthi udalwa ukungakhuthazwa ukufunda izincwadi nokubhala ,okuyinto okuthiwa ingaqedwa phakathi kokunye ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izikole zomphakathi zinomtapo wolwazi onezinsizakufunda nezinsizakusebenza ezanele ezisezingeni labantwana nothisha futhi owenganyelwe uthisha oqeqeshiwe ngokusebenza komtapo futhi osebenza ngokugcwele ukuqondana nomtapo wesikole. Inhloso yocwaningo ukuphenya indima yothishanhloko ekusunguleni nasekuphatheni imitapo esebenza ngendlela efanele ezikoleni zase e-King Cetshwayo District, KwaZulu-Natal. Uphenyo olunzulu lwenziwe kothishomkhulu kanye nakothisha ababakhethe ukuthi babuye babhekane nokusebenza nokuphathwa kwe -mitapo yolwazi ezikoleni zabo ezinhlanu ezise Dlangubo Circuit. Ulwazi lwaqoqwa ngama in-depth interviews kanye nokuhlaziywa kwezincwadi abasebenza ngazo ukuze umtapo wolwazi wesikole usebenze ngendlela efanele.Lolu cwaningo luveze ukuthi othishanhloko bashoda ngoqeqesho kwezokuphathwa komtapo wolwazi ezikoleni kanye nezinsizakufunda kubalwa nezinsiza kusebenza eziqondene nokusebenza kahle komtapo wolwazi ezikoleni ukuze bakwazi ukufeza indima yabo ekusunguleni nasekuphatheni gendlala imitapo yolwazi esebenza kahle ezikoleni zabo. Izincomo zenziwe ezikhombisa ukuthi othishanhloko bangazixazulula kanjani lezi zinkinga esikhathini esizayo. / Educational Management and Leadership / M. Ed. (Education Management)