The Perception of Physical Education Teachers about the Content Fights in Their Classesperception of Physical Education teachers about the content fights in their classes

Abstract

This research aims to get to know the Physical Education teacher’s perception about the topic “fights” developed in physical education classes when it comes to the school environment. The approach of the subject which is here proposed has emerged from the author’s concern about the revitalization of the topic of fight in the school environment. The theoretical frame brings the origin of the fights, characterizing the subject in the school working environment, as well as the relationship between the teacher and the topic. This is a descriptive and transversal study, and presents quantitative nature. The sample was composed by 41 physical education teachers from public high schools in the city of Fortaleza, Ceara. The data collection occurred through a field research and the used tool of research was a questionnaire (presenting 7 closed questions). As a secondary data source a bibliographic research was developed, to establish a theoretical base. The results in this study show that teachers commonly attach great importance to the topic of fights, using it in their classes and developing recreational practices. It is also established that this subject must be adapted when it comes to the school environment, even though the study points out the lack of knowledge as the main cause of difficulty in accomplishing it. It is also noticed that the fights subject is the most common experience among graduation professors and the PCN’s recommendations are followed when it comes to practicing this subject.