A educação física na perspectiva de estudantes ingressantes no curso de graduação em educação física em uma instituição pública de ensino de Uberlândia-MG

Abstract

The concern with academic training in the field of Physical Education has become an object of study over the years. The conception of the field of action that the student brings from his/her experiences and conceptual frameworks, will interfere during the entire undergraduate program, reflecting on his/her education and professional future. This study aimed to analyze the concept of Physical Education from the perspective of students entering the Physical Education Undergraduate Program at a public educational institution in Uberlândia-MG, in the first and second semesters of 2019. The methodology was based on the qualitative analysis of the contents, using a questionnaire as an instrument, which presented open and objective questions. The software Interface de R pour les Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires (Iramuteq) was used for textual analysis of the answers. The results obtained allow understanding that new students are unaware of the concept and importance of Physical Education. New students support the discourse that Physical Education is responsible for keeping people healthy. Another aspect highlighted is that some students enrolled in the teacher training program intend to complete all the requirements in order to archieve a Bachelor's Degree, and the majority of those entering the undergraduate program have chosen to earn a Bachelor’s Degree because they do not intend to teach in schools. The purpose of this study is to support a future reformulation and curriculum improvement in Physical Education courses, thus contemplating the aspirations of the new students.