Banca de DEFESA: ZULMIRA CAETANO SILVA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ZULMIRA CAETANO SILVA
DATE: 01/04/2026
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Virtual
TITLE:

Conceptions of Literacy: What Do Teaching Practices Reveal?

KEY WORDS:

Literacy; Alphabetic Writing System; Literacies; Public Policies for Teacher Education; Teaching Practices

PAGES: 151
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUMMARY:

This dissertation, developed within the Graduate Program in Education (Professional Master’s Degree) at the University of Brasília, investigates the conceptions of literacy that permeate public policies and become materialized in teaching practices, taking as its central question: what do teaching practices reveal about such conceptions? The study brings together three complementary investigations: (1) an autobiographical and reflective analysis of the teacher-researcher’s professional trajectory in literacy classrooms and within the Specialized Learning Support Team; (2) a bibliographic and documentary study of federal literacy policies in Brazil (1988–2026), focusing on conceptions of literacy, teacher education, and assessment/regulation devices based on numerical indicators, complemented by interviews with teachers; and (3) a field study involving two first-grade teachers at a public school in the Federal District, based on semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. The corpus was submitted to content analysis and interpreted in light of theoretical frameworks on literacy, literacies, and teachers’ work. The findings show that conceptions of literacy are historically disputed, do not appear in pure form, and emerge in practice as hybrid arrangements that combine technical-normative emphases on the Alphabetic Writing System with discursive and sociocultural perspectives of literacy teaching within meaningful social practices. The study also highlights the effects of performativity and accountability associated with assessment and monitoring policies, which place pressure on teacher autonomy and shape everyday school life.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1414457 - CLAUDIA MAFFINI GRIBOSKI
Interno - 404712 - BERNARDO KIPNIS
Externa ao Programa - 1768424 - SOLANGE ALVES DE OLIVEIRA MENDES - UnBExterna à Instituição - DENISE DE OLIVEIRA ALVES - UFG