Brincadeiras e jogos populares na educação física escolar: reflexões sobre diversidade cultural e práticas inclusivas

Abstract

This research is a master's thesis presented to the Graduate Program in Education (PPGE) of the Federal University of Roraima (UFRR), within the line of research Education and Inclusive Processes. The question answered in this study was: how can popular games be used as educational practices to promote of cultural diversity in physical education classes? Its aim was to analyze how popular games and plays can be used as educational practices to promote cultural diversity in physical education classes. The interest in this research arose from my concern as a professional in the field of physical education, mainly in practical activities, during sixteen years of work in the state of Roraima. The methodology adopted is qualitative in nature, with the instruments used to collect data being a semi-structured interview with a physical education teacher from a municipal school in which the teacher works and nineteen (19) students from the teacher's 3rd year elementary school class. In addition, we carried out participant observation during the classes, semi-structured interviews with the children and notes in the field diary. We analyzed the data using the precepts of content analysis, which resulted in the following categories: 1. Where did this game and play come from, a category that presents and discusses the origins of the games and plays played by the students and proposed by the teacher in Physical Education classes; 2. Why we play, a category that looks for the applications that the students and the teacher give to the games and plays developed in Physical Education classes and 3. The way we play, a category that brings together the learning perceived by the students and the teacher through the games and games played in PE lessons. In this way, the research has shown that the act of playing is fundamental for learning, as it is a preparation for the individual's social and cultural life. The interactions provided by the popular games helped to develop essential socio-emotional skills, such as conflict resolution and emotion management, as well as strengthening interpersonal ties between the participants.