PHYSICAL EDUCATION’S THEORETICAL BACKGROUND IN CURRICULAR PROPOSALS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SÃO PAULO: AN ANALYSIS OF PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES

ABSTRACT:

The goal of this study was to analyse the curricular guidance of Physical Education (PE) in city and state public school networks in São Paulo, in order to identify the theoretical background that influenced its formulation. Were analyzed four curricular proposals of the state’s network and six official curricular documents of the city’s network, published between the end of the 1970’s and the year of 2017. This analysis has shown that curricular guidance documents have been published during the whole researched period and that the intention of influencing the pedagogical practice of PE teachers is permanent. However, abrupt changes on how to teach PE inside the school were noticed. It was clear that the thematization of body movement culture’s manifestations became the hegemonic goal in curricular orientations published in the last decade, characterizing the overcoming of physical fitness as pedagogical practice’s guidance.

Keywords:
School Physical Education; Curriculum; São Paulo