Idosos em aulas de Educação Física do ensino médio como fator motivador para um estilo de vida ativo – um estudo de caso

Abstract

This study was made in the course of 2004, next to Núcleo Integrado de Estudos e Apoio à Terceira Idade (NIEATI) and with the collaboration of Colégio Estadual Coronel Pilar, where the classes of physical education, wich differential was the participation of old people next to high school` students, was developed, on a interaction between different generations. This study try to describe aspects of the relations between the different generations envolved, living together in to the school, on physical education classes, wich personal defense and fight were developed. The research was developed with high school` students due to maturitys students. The principal object of this study was to investigate of motivation to an active life style of high school`s students thruth the old people`s participation. Observation and questionary were the implements used. The study showed preoccupation with the continuity of the practice of the physical exercise, the prophilact aspects of physical exercises, the concience about the necessity of physical exercise out side of school and when they become adults. Showed the disparity between active people and inactive people, the importance of exercise to the each other`s autonomy, and the importance of teacher as dirigent of this activity. The objectives of study was obtained, and the school atmosphere was favorable to interaction between the differents generation, giving learnings to students, friendship and mutual accept between the people envolved in the research, wishing to pass on the positive ideas perceived by students.