Relations between educational practice of physical education teachers and the proposals of National Curriculum Parameters

Resumen

As guiding referential for planning and management of teachers’ actions, Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais da Educação Física (PCNs) give orientation about approaching games, sports, dance, gym and martial arts in schools. Therefore, this study aims to verify how these contents are inserted in educational practices of teachers in the very beginning of Elementary School. This study has a qualitative approach. Five Physical Education teachers of public, schools from a small town in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul State, have participated in this study. Data was collected through bibliographical analysis of political and educational projects and teachers study plans; interview with teachers and classroom observation. Results show that many of the contents teachers usually work with their students, such as coordination skills and games, as well as contents in an attitude dimension, do not completely involve PCNs propositions, which suggest other approaches of sports, dance, gym and martial arts.