The Professional Self-image of Physical Education Teachers in Portugal

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how Physical Education teachers perceive themselvesas instructors. It is a study that emphasizes perception of teachers regarding the construction of their teaching. Placing ourselves in a context of a non- positivist paradigm we resort to a methodology of a qualitative nature. The study focused ona group of fifteen teachers with basic training other than the subject area of Physical Education held in the most remarkable institutions in Portugal. We conclude that teachers, independently of school training are defined as demanding, disciplining and methodical. We also verified that there are different conceptions and actions inteaching Physical Education.