Ginástica, saúde e educaçaõ física na EJA: experimentando possibilidades

Abstract

Considering the challenges of teaching Physical Education in EJA and the need for a critical thematization of health in school Physical Education classes, the general objective of this research was to develop and apply a didactic sequence with 10 classes (two of which need to be pairs for better development), in a 9th grade class at EJA, which approaches gymnastics contextualizing it with issues related to health. The specific objectives of the research were to problematize the concept of health-illness of EJA students; present the theory of social determination of the health-disease process as an interpretative possibility of health production for EJA students; work the territory as a “articulating axis” of health care in the teaching unit. This is a qualitative research that was carried out in a municipal school in Senador Canedo-GO, in a class in which I am the responsible teacher. To collect data, a field diary was used with records of observations and evaluations of the classes taught. The analysis was developed based on the content analysis of the field diary. As a result, we observed that student participation in classes fluctuated. When the classes were expository, the participation of teenagers was lower and when the classes were practical, the participation of adults was lower. Participation was also affected by some feelings such as shyness, fear of exposure, and competition, which ended up motivating other students to participate. The discussion about gender also arose and allowed students to reflect on the rights acquired by women in society.