Estudo de aspectos ambientais no brincar infantil

Abstract

This study focuses the children, more specifically to understanding the relations between physical activity and context in their developments process. The central point to be investigated was the implications of context aspects in the childhood play. Fifteen eight years old children had been interview twice about their play while at home, more specifically about what they like to do, with whom and where they play. Those children belong at two different socioeconomic and cultural environments. There are students at the same pedagogical project but the schools are situated at two different and contrasting contexts (school A is located at the center of the town and the school B in the periphery of the town). The results indicated that the socioeconomic level may influence the play opportunities during the development rate and consequently the movement opportunities. But the cultural aspect has to be considered present when the children choose their plays, because there are a gender distinction, independently of belonging to school A or B.