The information needs and the information literacy of the parents of deaf

Objective: To present the informational needs of parents of the deaf from the perspective of information literacy. Method: This is an exploratory and descriptive study, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, carried out based on field research. The research environment consisted of two instit...

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Autores: Pereira, Ana Paula, Alcará, Adriana Rosecler
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Encontros Bibli
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/79382
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/79382
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Competência em informação
Vulnerabilidade em informação
Necessidades informacionais
Surdez
Pais de surdos
Information literacy
Vulnerability in information
Information needs
Deafness
Deaf parents
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Resumo:Objective: To present the informational needs of parents of the deaf from the perspective of information literacy. Method: This is an exploratory and descriptive study, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, carried out based on field research. The research environment consisted of two institutions specialized in the area of ??deafness in northern Paraná, with the target population of parents whose deaf children study at these institutions. For data collection, a questionnaire was used, with closed and open questions. Result: Among the results, he identified that the main informational needs of deaf parents refer to information for health and treatments, for education and choice of schools, as well as to know the rights of the deaf, about Sign Language and to teach their child deaf. Conclusions: It concludes that parents need to continually learn about deafness and for that, information literacy can contribute so that they know how to recognize and address their needs, and thus help deaf children.