Reading practices of journalistic genres in high school: a Decolo- nial Educommunicative perspective

Abstract

This study investigates the reading practices of journalistic genres in high school from a Decolonial Educommunicative perspective, focusing on students' reading conceptions in the process of creating the ITA Newspaper. The objective is to examine how the production of a school newspaper can influence the understanding and construction of knowledge about reading by students. Using a qualitative approach with a descriptive bias, the study adopted a case study method in a Technical-Vocational High School, with participants from the first years directly involved in the preparation of the school newspaper. Data were collected through participant observation, questionnaire analysis and document review of the final newspaper. In summary, this study shows that the practices of reading journalistic genres and their active participation have significant potential to promote the development of critical reading skills and engagement with decolonial themes.