Bridging Bibliotherapy and Education for Sustainable  Development: A Pedagogical Framework for Card-Based Literacy

Susanti Agustina

doi:10.51584/IJRIAS.2026.11080003

Bridging Bibliotherapy and Education for Sustainable Development: A Pedagogical Framework for Card-Based Literacy

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Library and Information Science Study Program, Department of Curriculum and Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No 229 Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia. (Indonesia)

Article Information

DOI: 10.51584/IJRIAS.2026.11080003

Subject Category: Education

Volume/Issue: 11/8 | Page No: 49-64

Publication Timeline

Submitted: 2026-08-09

Accepted: 2026-08-14

Published: 2026-08-27

Abstract

Screen fatigue and declining deep reading comprehension among adolescents necessitate transformative literacy approaches that connect emotional well-being with ecological awareness. This study formulates a pedagogical framework and systematic book curation model to integrate didactic bibliotherapy with Education for Sustainable Development Research approach combined with thematic content analysis, the research implemented a Three-Phase Curation Protocol to evaluate forty-five adolescent books, resulting in a finalizes corpus of seventeen representative works mapped onto the Sustainable Development Goals. Findings reveal that adolescent literature offers rich narrative entry points when structured through a Tripartite Reflective Prompting Framework. This framework guides students progressively through affective self-resonance, critical social empathy, and transformative action for sustainability. The resulting card architecture operationalizes textual excerpts, anchor trigger words, and multi-level prompts into a tactile learning medium. This study advances bibliotherapy from clinical counseling to inclusive classroom pedagogy, equipping educators, librarians, and curriculum designers with practical, evidence-based tool to cultivate critical empathy, mitigate digital fatigue, and inspire sustainable commitments in secondary education.

Keywords

Didactic Bibliotherapy, Education for Sustainable Development, Card-Based Literacy, Adolescent Literature, Pedagogical Framework

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