A evolução da Educação Física Escolar no Brasil

Abstract

The present work aims to provide an understanding of the history of Physical Education evolution, through the times in the national context, emphasizing its concepts, conceptions and importance, in relation to its social, political and pedagogical aspects. This study is a bibliographic type research having as sources of analysis in published studies on: The evolution of Physical Education in Brazil, whose references used cover the period from 2000 to 2021. The applied methodology comprises the references already published, or that is, a literature review of an explanatory nature, carried out in books and scientific articles in the Virtual Library in relation to the study topic, and its purpose is to put the researcher in direct contact with what is written on a certain subject. For this, a group of selected authors such as: Castelani for discussing the historical trajectory from the hygienist movement, the valorization of the physical body, morality, the influence of militarism, and finally the sporting movement, which was a great milestone for Brazilian schools. Darido's contributions to this work reflect the psychomotricity concept and motor development; Soares' work to highlight that it is possible to verify numerous pedagogical practices with emphasis on good students to the detriment of less able ones, and thus the daily actions are aimed at sports practices. It is concluded that Physical Education is an auxiliary component in the global development of the student. The classes in this discipline contribute to the psychomotor development of students, and act on the evolution of their personality.