Regular graduate programs in physical education in Brazil: Epistemological diversities in the pedagogical subarea

Abstract

This article mapped epistemological diversities in the pedagogical subarea of Physical Education graduate programs at Brazilian universities. A descriptive exploratory study was conducted, using the Sucupira Platform, the Lattes Curriculum and the programs’ websites as data sources. We found 36 programs, with 807 registered professors. The findings point out that there is growing and significant increase in the number of programs and professors linked to the pedagogical subarea, which is epistemologically heterogeneous, although there is a hegemonic predominance of the Biodynamic component in graduate programs in Physical Education in Brazil.