Elisabete dos Santos Freire

Teaching values in physical education classes: the perception of Brazilian teachers

ABSTRACT The contribution of Physical Education (PE) and School Sport to learning of values has been identified by teachers and researchers. However, we know little about how that teaching takes place during classes. This study aimed to understand the perceptions of teachers on teaching values in their classes and to analyse the conception of values that have guided their professional intervention. To do this, a qualitative study was conducted with a sample of three teachers, using class observations and interviews with the teachers as research tools. For all these teachers, teaching values is a central goal of PE classes; for two of the teachers, it is the main goal. Because of this conviction, their pedagogies prioritize the teaching of moral values over others that can be taught in PE. A belief in the possibility of teaching values in the classroom is part of the habitus of the PE teacher; it can sometimes be characterized as an illusio. For these reasons, teachers can set unrealistic expectations, disregarding their own limitations as well as the conflicts and complexity involved in the construction of value systems.

O CURRÍCULO DA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA NA REDE MUNICIPAL DE BARUERI: AS PERCEPÇÕES DOS PROFESSORES

This study aimed to know physical education teachers’ perceptions in the city of Barueri, Sao Paulo, about the reference plan for the PE curricular component and on its implementation process. Qualitative research was conducted including interviews with fourteen teachers, which were the focus of content analysis. It found that teachers favor a common curriculum that standardizes pedagogical practice, but they want some flexibility to adapt it to their views and to students’ characteristics. Teachers criticize the curriculum’s design, content organization and especially implementation. Tensions and conflicts were found in curriculum development as well as interdependence between curriculum dimensions. Thus, teachers are changed by interference of the official curriculum and the curriculum is changed by teachers’ action.

O TEXTO ESCRITO COMO RECURSO DIDÁTICO NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA: PERSPECTIVAS E EXPERIÊNCIAS DOS PROFESSORES

physical education and understand the perceptions and practices constructed by teachers using this resource in their classes. Was interviewed 21 teachers, who believe in the relevance of this intervention, and select diverse topics related to current physical education texts, with consistent pedagogy with what the literature suggests. That we see that they care about the contribution of Physical Education for the construction of the reader, without neglecting the specific knowledge area.