Organization of brazilian physical education and sport. Critical considerations on Betti's ‘Physical education and society

• Marcelo Olivera Cavalli ^[1] ; Adriana Schuler Cavalli ^[2]
  1. [1] Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

     Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Universidade Federal de Pelotas

     Universidade Federal de Pelotas

     Brasil

     
• Localización: Lecturas: Educación física y deportes, ISSN-e 1514-3465, Nº. 131, 2009, págs. 9-9
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The paper has as objectives to present Betti's “Educação Física e Sociedade: a educação física na escola brasileira de 1º e 2º graus” (Physical education and society: physical education in Brazilian school) to foreign sociologists of Sport and Physical Education (PE); to establish a framework to critically analyze PE and Sport; and to detect dark areas that may be present in present-day PE. Betti's book was chosen because it analyzes Brazilian PE's historical background through a critical sociological perspective. Betti's main contribution is the proposal of two models: a) the sociological model: it explains past and present-day PE and defines four hierarchical levels; b) the subsystems model: it divides PE and Sport into four interconnected, independent subsystems. As for results, the influences suffered by PE and its ideological use by external factors are emphasized. Also, a new model, the sociological-educational model, is introduced to provoke external and internal sociological changes. The paper concludes citing the relevance of Betti's work in explaining the formation of present-day PE. Further research is suggested in order to establish other standpoints to analyze PE, Sport and society. The relationship between PE, Sport and society as well as why the incorporation of PE by Sport has been effective must be reevaluated and contested.