Knowledge production associated to the physical education teachers’ training to work with people with disabilities: contributions from Unigepafa

• Autor(a) principal: Borella, Douglas Roberto
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Harnisch, Gabriela Simone, Diaz, Jalusa Andreia Storch
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/23955
• topic: Educação Física; Formação de professores; Pessoas com deficiência; Teacher Training; Physical Education; Persons with Disabilities

BACKGROUND: The production and dissemination of scientific knowledge on teacher training has been the subject of constant attention by researchers at the national and international levels, especially with regard to working with students with disabilities. OBJECTIVE: To verify the production of knowledge as well as the contributions of the Group of Studies and Research in Adapted Physical Activity (Unigepafa) about the training of teachers process to work with people with disabilities. METHODS: The experience report method was performed. The distribution of scientific production, whose focus was Teacher Training, revealed that of the 88 productions (total), 34 (38.36%) were with this theme. RESULTS: The data collect showed the following main weaknesses: 1) in the initial training: the specific discipline did not contribute to the training; specific discipline with insufficient experiences with people with some type of disability; absence of interlocution of the specific discipline with other subjects of the course; little offer of extension projects. 2) in continuing education: teachers report sporadically participating in courses for this purpose; others have no courses for this purpose; teachers point out the reasons for not carrying out continuous training for this purpose: disinterest, distance from the places of supply, availability, financial situation. CONCLUSION: We conclued that the Unigepafa presented a significant volume of productions centered on teacher training along ten years. In short, the research pointed out weaknesses in the process of initial and continuing training of Physical Education teachers, which indicates the need to foster and encourage research in this field, so that the university is the link with society capable of articulating theoretical knowledge with pedagogical praxis in real contexts, obtained through short or long courses, conversation circles and scientific events.