O esporte paralímpico na formação do profissional em educação física

Abstract

The Paralympic Sport is going through a great development and the professional forming process plays a important role. Physical Education professionals should increase their contact with this subject throughout the forming process and qualify their practice. It is necessary provide opportunities to students experience paralympic sports and spread reflections about the future practice. The aim of this research is investigate the perceptions of Physical Education teachers and students about the Paralympic Sport in Physical Education courses. Were conducted semi-structured interviews with six teachers that work with Paralympic Sport in their disciplines and 10 graduation and post-graduation students participants of a 5 sports-extension project and applied a questionnaire on 54 graduation students who participated a university tournament. Students and teachers believe that Paralympic Sport a important contend to be discussed in Physical Education and the practical experience plays a fundamental role in this process. Besides, they consider extracurricular spaces as useful learning tool, that deeps the knowledge debated during the class time. It is expected that more investigations can be conducted relating the teachers practices to the class plan and the disciplines menus, watching the classes, seeking other extracurricular alternatives, and deep the refections about the Paralympic Sport in Physical Education courses.