Factores que influyen en la Educación Física en México

Abstract

Starting from the reality that Mexico is a country with high rates of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, product of sedentary lifestyle. Physical Education (PE) classes acquire greater relevance, so in recent years the Federal Government has carried out a series of strategies to have a Quality Physical Education (QPE). A narrative and critical review was carried out on the main factors involved in a PE in this country. For this purpose, from a hermeneutic perspective, scientific articles of research carried out in Mexico and the proposals of the Federal Government to improve educational quality were analyzed, investigating PE from different approaches. In this sense, it was identified that the following factors influence PE: constant curricular changes, established time for PE classes, recruitment, need for infrastructure and material resources, teacher intervention, initial teacher training and research in EF. It was concluded that the work of the Federal Government to transcend from PE to a true QPE is pertinent, but the changes have not yet manifested themselves in the reality of schools. Finally, emphasis is placed on the importance of continuing research in PE and the role of teacher training universities.