GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OF IMAGES PUBLISHED IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS

Authors

  • Irene Moya-Mata Universidad de Valencia. Facultad de Magisterio http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9428-5179
  • Concepción Ros Ros Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte
  • Cristina Menescardi Royuela Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.65304

Keywords:

Physical Education. Primary Education. Body image. Stereotyping

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to determine the treatment given to the pictures of the body and physical activity in Physical Education’s textbooks for Primary School. The sample consists of 997 images of nine textbooks published by five publishers. A descriptive analysis was performed on the variables gender, age, race, and somatotype that refer to the body, and type, scope, space, and level of practice referred to physical activity. Results show that stereotypes still remain regarding the body and physical activity, emphasizing the male, white, thin and youth body that practices sports and motor skills. However, the scope and level of elitist physical activity disappeared from manuals, which is a first step in diversifying school physical activities.

 

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Author Biographies

Irene Moya-Mata, Universidad de Valencia. Facultad de Magisterio

Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal. Profesora asociada.

Concepción Ros Ros, Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte

Dpto. de Motricidad y Didáctica de la Educación Física. Profesora Titular y Doctora.

Cristina Menescardi Royuela, Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte

Dpto. de Motricidad y Didáctica de la Educación Física. Becaria.

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Published

2016-12-18

How to Cite

MOYA-MATA, I.; ROS ROS, C.; MENESCARDI ROYUELA, C. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OF IMAGES PUBLISHED IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 22, n. 4, p. 1277–1292, 2016. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.65304. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/65304. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 22, n. 4, out./dez. 2016

Section

Original Articles

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