Ginástica rítmica e as questões de gênero nas aulas de educação física do ensino médio: uma pesquisa qualitativa

Abstract

Gender issues permeate our society in several instances, and are also found in the educational sphere, where they are more noticeable in physical education classes. The fact that Rhythmic Gymnastics is a practice aimed exclusively for female athletes made this practice the focus of this research, where the aim was to understand “How gender issues related to rhythmic gymnastics have been discussed in Physical Education classes in high school?”. Eight teachers participated in the research voluntarily, four female and four male, employees of private and public institutions who responded to a digital questionnaire related to their understanding of gender issues and the treatment of this issue in their classroom. The results of the study showed that only a portion of the interviewers discussed gender issues through physical education classes with the theme of Rhythmic Gymnastics, in addition, the researchers found inconsistencies regarding their understanding of the topic, showing that it's necessary to have a deeper knowledge about the concept of gender.