On the professional education of physical education teachers and the teacher knowledge theories

Abstract

The aim of this text is to discuss the theories that focus on teacher knowledge and teacher work in Brazilian education, especially in the pedagogical field of Physical Education. The main idea is to analyze what these theories bring to the issue of teacher knowledge in an attempt to understand their possible contributions and limitations. Starting from a discussion on the available literature, this text approaches the theoretical traditions which are present in the field of studies about teacher knowledge and analyzes the way by which teacher education for physical education teachers is conceived in the context of different moments in Brazilian pedagogical thinking. As a conclusion, this text points out the potentialities and the risks of the investigations on teacher knowledge. KEYWORDS: physical education – teacher education – teacher knowledge