Corpo, gênero e sexualidade: um diálogo com as professoras dos anos iniciais

Abstract

The present study aimed to discuss the themes body, gender, sexuality and coeducation along with the teachers of early years education in a state school in Santa Maria - RS. The survey sought to ascertain the knowledge of teachers concerning the subjects body, gender, sexuality and coeducation? And how is it possible to discuss these issues in order to contribute to the pedagogical practice of teachers with a view to teaching coeducational? From these questions the study aimed to discuss the representations of body, gender, sexuality and coeducation in physical education classes with the teachers. Characterized as qualitative, this research has made use of a semi structured questionnaire and a workshop in order to obtain the data which were later analyzed based on the theoretical framework adopted by us. For the workshops, first we take based on the questionnaire responses, thereafter, conduct a meeting every month to discuss the issues, totaling four meetings between the months from April to July 2012. The results indicate that most teachers have demonstrated some knowledge about the issues, even if their initial training has not given opportunity for a deepening able to guarantee security for teachers to address issues with quality in classrooms. However, we emphasize the importance of these issues are present in the basic education, not so isolated and sporadic, but a constituent of the school curriculum.