A apropriação das teorias de educação física escolar por professores da educação básica de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

This study investigated how physical education teachers in basic education appropriate various theories of school physical education teaching and how these and other references inform their pedagogical practices. A semi-structured interview was conducted with ten physical education teachers working in public and private schools in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte. We then performed content analysis to interpret the interview data. The current study found that most of the basic education physical education teachers in Belo Horizonte agreed with critical and post-critical theories. They rarely used methods that focused on developing motor and cognitive skills, even though they still taught technique in their classes. The teachers also do not see a problem in adopting more than one line of thought. Furthermore, it became evident how life experiences, both before and during undergraduate studies, impact their choices as educators.