Critical pedagogies of Physical Education in the “battle of ideas”: analyzing contemporary productions and understandings and their counterpositions to conservative pedagogical thought and practices

ABSTRACT

This article investigates how contemporary productions and understandings of critical pedagogies are presented in academic and scientific productions of Physical Education. It analyzes doctoral theses and master's dissertations defended and published in digital databases, as well as scientific articles available in four of the main Physical Education journals between the years 2000 and 2023. It is characterized as bibliometric, of a basic strategic nature as to the objectives and with a qualitative-quantitative approach. It shows that the counterposition of critical pedagogical propositions in Physical Education to conservative thinking and conservative pedagogical practices have expanded, considering in contemporary racial, gender and sexual issues, in addition to economic ones.

Keywords:
Critical pedagogies; Physical Education; Bibliometrics; Battle of ideas