Physical education in DEdIC : the game as a mediator of pedagogical actions

Abstract

The State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), through its institutional policy, provides the dependents of the university employees and students with access to Preschool and Nonformal Education. In this scene, there are Physical Education teachers who participate in the educational programs by developing pedagogical actions based on the game. Therefore, this report, which is both qualitative and descriptive, aims to introduce the teachers’ (sport pedagogues) role and the actions developed by them in the education system of DEdIC and in other programs of UNICAMP. The report presents the pedagogical practices promoted in Preschool and Nonformal Education, as well as the development of actions in the field of professional qualification, such as lectures and conferences. Hence, it is intended to contribute to the researches on Physical Education, in the academic context, to enlarge the debate about the leadership of children, teenagers, adults and elderly in the learning process, and to enable the reflection about the role the game has as both cultural knowledge and a mediator of pedagogical actions.