EPISTEMOLOGY OF BRAZILIAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: (RE) DESCRIPTIONS OF EPISTEMOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN THE 21^ST CENTURY

Abstract:

This text maps and analyzes, in terms of scientific articles, the work developed by the field of Brazilian Physical Education regarding the (re) configurations of the area’s epistemological debate. Based on the debate at the end of the 20^th century that polarized theories between the ‘scientific strand’ and the ‘pedagogical strand’, a bibliographic survey was carried out in the field’s main journals in order to analyze those articles that are currently focused on the relationship between Physical Education and Science. Finally, it indicates that the current epistemological debate is heated in terms of epistemological turns, but it also sees an emerging epistemological activity advocating the plurality of theories and ideas in the area.

Keywords:
Physical Education; Epistemology; Scientific publication indicators; Journal article