Identidade de gênero e sexualidade na formação de professores de educação física: os currículos instituídos na Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS) de 1997 a 2021

Abstract

The present work deals with a qualitative research that seeks to understand how issues of gender identity and sexuality were and are addressed in the curriculum of the BSc course of Physical Education at the State University of Feira de Santana. To this end, four steps were followed, in the first, a bibliographical study was carried out, based on articles, theses and dissertations available in the CAPES database from 1997 to 2021, it was possible to identify that discussions on the subject are still scarce and that few courses specify the treatment of gender and sexuality in their syllabuses and this leads future Physical Education teachers to feel unprepared to deal with the subject in schools. In the second step, using Bardin's thematic analysis method, the class programs established in the Physical Education course at UEFS were analyzed in their three diferent editions used in the course over the years. With this, we identified that gender and sexuality issues were not addressed in the first two editions, appearing only in the third, instituted in 2018. In the third step, interviews with professors and students showed that, although class programs 1 and 2 did not cover gender and sexuality issues, there was resistance on the part of students, who raised debates in an unofficial way. The performance of professors engaged in the cause also revealed how fundamental they are to change this scenario. Thus, a breakthrough in dealing with these issues could be observed when comparing the current model to previous models, in which discussions didn‟t exist. However, we concluded that the treatment taken is still insufficient, because it is present in only one subject, which does not allow a deeper debate for the theme, what could be done under a cross-cutting approach of the debates. Finally, in the fourth step, a proposal was made for an extension course for Physical Education students and teachers working in basic education, in which participants could collaboratively elaborate a teaching plan to deal with issues of gender and sexuality in school Physical Education, apply it and, later, discuss the results obtained with the group.