Imaginarios sociales de estudiantes de ciclo v acerca de la educación física, la actividad física y la corporalidad, en la Institución Educativa Distrital Pablo Neruda de la localidad de Fontibón en la ciudad de Bogotá

Abstract

The research in this document collects the social imaginaries of ciclo V students from Pablo Neruda School in Fontibón, Bogotá regarding to three axes of inquiry: physical activity, physical education and corporality. This study pretended to understand the social imaginaries of a group of students relating to the axes of inquiry which are relevant and influence over their bahaviors. Based on a historical hermeneutic paradigm and a qualitative aproach, it was carried out four focus group (12 participants per group) and four interviews adressed to students. As a result, it was found that sportivization of all social contexts of teenagers has made difficult to stablish a difference between the practice of physical activity, physical education class and sport practice. Young people disregard the importance of a regular practice of physical activity for their health and the reason of its practice is because of improving their body image. Physical education class is perceived, by students, as a playful and sport space which has no significant learning, it does not contribute to create healthy habits and nor provides education related to corporality. Time spent by students on technology is disproportioned and reduces space and interest on practicing any kind of physical activity.