A pluralidade cultural e as manifestações de cultura religiosa nas aulas de educação física: uma busca exploratória realizada com docentes do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to analyze the presence of corporal manifestations due to the religious culture of Primary School students in Physical Education classes (P.E.) and their recognition by the teachers. This work is a exploratory survey held with six P.E. teachers of distinct Primary Schools. From the analysis of the content from the recorded and transcribed interviews, the following thematic categories were established: the perception of the cultural plurality in P.E. classes and its relation to the proposals of the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCNs) to P.E.; the religion and the religiosities between the cultural factors in P.E., if they are noticed and how they are worked in class; and the relation between these perceptions and the manifestations of religion as a culture by the corporeity. The raised questions were analyzed in the light of the complex thinking formulated by Edgar Morin and from the PCNs orientations, considering this work s proposal. We concluded, in the face of the research, that it is not possible to affirm categorically that the religious culture is present in the corporal manifestations expressed in class, nor it is possible to support the existence of a certain perception from the teachers about these manifestations. Nevertheless, there are indications that lead us to consider the unawareness, by teachers, of these aspects, as well as the religion s identification as something belonging to cultural plurality. However, it is important to stress that the group studied was limited and does not sustains generalizations. To think of a complex P.E. requires a comprehensive look at what comprises the human being in its entirety, and Edgar Morin, with his complex thinking, can contribute in this sense.