Action research in physical education training: Collaborative work promotion

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyse the potentialities of action research, anchored on the self-regulation of learning, in the promotion of collaboration among interns of a Physical Education course. Twelve undergraduates in Physical Education from a Brazilian public university participated in an action research group. The formation of this group was intended to provide the interns with a chance to investigate pedagogical practices and seek solutions to the challenges identified during the internship. We used for data collection: interviews, recall stimulation, triggering questions and discussions recorded in a virtual forum. Data were submitted to content analysis supported by Nvivo-10 software. From the results, it was identified that action research, based on the self-regulation of learning, was conducive to the development of teamwork skills and provided interns with self-regulation for their actions during the teacher-training course.