Imaginarios de los Docentes de Básica Primaria que Orientan la Clase de Educación Física, Entorno a la Actividad Física, Educación Física y Corporalidad, UPZ 68 de la Localidad Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá

Abstract

This research project was conducted in order to know physical activity, physical education and corporeality imaginaries of teachers in basic primary, who have to teach physical education class in their academic assignment. For this research was selected the UPZ 68, in Localidad de Ciudad Bolivar in Bogotá city. This research was guided by the principles of subjective naturalist interpretive paradigm, aimed at phenomenon understanding. 10 teachers belonging to the Secretaría de Educación aged between 30 and 56 years old were involved in this research. They are professional teachers in basic primary and currently, all of them guide physical education in their educational institutions in different levels. The data collection method was qualitative and data collection tool was the interview. Knowing that teachers are not specialists in the area, the results obtained in this intervention, helped to identify the imaginaries which took part in the development of physical education and teaching practice. With the results, were founded three categories: a) Physical activity: Is defined as a body exercise, a well-being that is not achieved with other activity and maintain physical fitness; b) Physical education: is sport learning, a way to keep the affective, cognitive, social and physical ability in students balance, finally, c) Corporalidad: body-machine relation or tool that is used to act, not as the way to have experience and interact with the environment. As important finding were teachers reflection about the need for a specialist in the area with relevant knowledge management and educational processes.