Collective health in the degree in physical education in public universities in the Southern region of Brazil

Abstract

Health is indicated as one of the justifications for the existence of physical education as a school curricular component. However, a limited view of health still prevails, focused especially on biological and behavioral issues. A resolution of 2018 established single ingress into physical education courses, instituting that there will no longer be separate ingress for bachelor’s and teaching degree, and that students should choose one or other specific qualification only in the second half of the course. The objective of this study was to analyze the syllabi of the new curricula of undergraduate courses in physical education of public universities in the southern region of Brazil, specifically in relation to their approach to the theme of collective health. This is a descriptive-analytical study with documentary analysis where 708 syllabi of subjects of 11 courses were analyzed. Three courses had no disciplines related to the theme collective health. We identified 17 compulsory subjects, 13 offered in the common stage and four in the specific stage of the degree. It is concluded that there are few insertions of the theme of collective health in undergraduate courses in physical education, especially in the specific stage of the course.

Keywords:
physical education; teacher training; curriculum; public health education; collective health