Perspectiva de género y desarrollo positivo: experiencias de educadores físicos
Gender Perspective and Positive Development: Physical Educators' Experiences
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https://doi.org/10.59614/acief52025215Keywords:
Positive development, physical education, teacher training, gender perspective, inclusive practicesAbstract
Introduction: Gender perspective training for physical educators represents an opportunity to trans-form sports and educational practices. The inter-section between this perspective and Positive Youth Development (PYD) offers a promising framework for inclusive physical education. Objective: To explore the experiences of physical educators who participated in a workshop on sports teaching with a gender perspective and its relationship with positive youth development through sport. Methodology: A phenomenological study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 10 physical educators, equally divided between women and men, six months after completing the training workshop. Results: The interpretative phenomenological analysis identified six main themes: awakening of gender awareness, challenge to established practices, transformation of teaching practice, impact on students, tension between change and resistance, and personal and professional transformation. Discussion: The findings align with previous re-search on the impact of gender perspective training, revealing its potential to create more conducive environments for PYD through the implementation of more inclusive and equitable strategies. Conclusions: Gender perspective training constitutes a fundamental tool for promoting more inclusive and equitable practices in physical education and sport, although its implementation may face resistance in educational contexts.
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