PAULO FREIRE'S APPROACHES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES IN PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the approximations of Paulo Freire and Physical Education, based on the challenges and possibilities in the pedagogical practice of this curricular component. It is a qualitative study, using bibliographic research in journals in the field of education and physical education, in the period from 2019 to 2024, using the technique of categorical content analysis by theme for data analysis. It is concluded that there are challenges to bring Paulo Freire and Physical Education closer together, due to the initial training of teachers, small production of research that reflects and treats these themes in their centrality, however, there is the possibility of approaching this knowledge in an organic, systematized and intentional way, with experiences that evidence these approximations from reflections guided by dialogue,  problematization and criticality in basic education and higher education.