School competitions from a Freirean perspective
Course description
This course proposes reflection and dialogue on the role of school competitions as a pedagogical practice in Physical Education.
It explores the limitations of traditional models and presents a new perspective grounded in Freirean principles.
It discusses ways to organize school games that promote emancipatory learning, valuing dialogue, praxis, and student autonomy.
Objectives
- Understand the importance of school competitions as content in Physical Education.
- Recognize issues associated with traditional models of school competitions.
- Understand Freirean principles such as dialogue, praxis, autonomy, and emancipation.
- Present models of school games based on Freirean perspectives.
Study units
- Foundations of play: what is a game?
- Foundations of school competition: what is competition?
- Issues in school competition
- Foundations of school competitions
- Guiding principles of school competitions
- Organization of school competitions from a Freirean perspective
- Dialogical school games
- School competitions: reflections and voices in dialogue
Dedication
- Theoretical study (80%)
- Activity (20%)
Student commitment
- Access
- Study
- Perform the activity
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