Docência universitária em Educação Física: ideações sobre o acadêmico e o pedagógico

Abstract

This study is localized in the Line of Educational Research Knowledge and Practice, approaching the theme of university teaching of Physical Education and is aimed at identifying, analyzing and understanding the ideology of university professors in the faculty of Physical Education in the academic and pedagogic universe. It aims at verifying possible interfaces in these universes in the quality of educational practice which they perform. The thesis defended is that university professors in the area investigated must perform teaching keeping in mind the academic and pedagogic universe, not forgetting that both need to be accompanied by competent policies. This is a descriptive study and adopts a qualitative and quantitative approach so as to treat data methodologically. The subjects were composed of professors graduated in Physical Education (Licentiate and Bachelor), teaching in Federal Universities, Federal Institutions and State Universities. A questionnaire was used as an instrument to collect data, validated through the Delphi Method. The questionnaire was answered to by 234 people. The hypothesis was that, considering that the area of Physical Education is historically marked with eminently practical characteristics, there is could be difficulty for the professors investigated to deal with the two universes, with the possibility that there be more fragility when considering academics. The study did not confirm totally the hypothesis, better yet, what we found was a profile of university qualified professors, engaged in scientific production in the area and with strong concerns in the pedagogic universe, since in confrontation between the two, the pedagogical aspect prevails. This shows an advance in professors investigated form the point of view overcoming the stereotype that professors of Physical Education are subject of low titles, with little concern about academic production and pedagogic aspects. It is worthwhile to point out, that from our point of view, the strongest connection with the pedagogic aspect could possibly be the fact that 98% of participants were attending Licentiate courses. Regarding the academic category, a possible presence of these professors in post-grad and pressure from CAPES helps to explain the importance attributed to this universe. It was demonstrated that professors make adequate use of their titles keeping in mind publications, orientation, and other activities pertinent to the categories analyzed. This study also revealed that the area of Physical Education has at its disposal a number of university professors with total conditions to contribute to the overcoming formation of stigma that a Physical Education professor is dyslexic, does not know how to write and therefore does not plan nor have minimum conditions nor have any connection with the research. This will be possible as professors who are in the middle of the Licentiate courses of Physical Education really succeed in valorizing and acting concomitantly in both the academic and pedagogic categories. This will be possible if these people bring together the two categories and policies.