Participation in Physical Activity and Physical Education in School Among Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Intensive Chemotherapy.

Background: Low physical activity (PA) level has been reported among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The present study was performed to determine the level of participation in general PA and physical education in school (PES) among children with ALL who completed intensive chemotherapy and identify possible barriers that influence adherence to PA and PES. Methods: A cross-sectional, single-center study was conducted over 1 year in a tertiary pediatric hematology and oncology referral center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 47 children with ALL aged 7-18 years old who were off-treatment and attended school on a regular basis were recruited. A modified structured questionnaire adapted from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Division of Adolescent and School Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was used to assess the children's level of PA and PES participation. Results: Among the 47 children will ALL included herein, 11 (23.4%) were physically active for at least 60 min a day for 5 days or more, following CDC recommendations. The median duration from completion of intensive chemotherapy was 4.95 years (25th, 3.29; 75th, 7.95). Younger age at study entry (median, 8.7 years old vs. 12.2 years old) and younger age at diagnosis (median, 2.9 years old vs. 4.3 years old) were significantly associated with higher PA level. Almost all children (45/47, 95.7%) participated in PES. Barriers to non-participation in PES mainly included exhaustion or fear of injury. Conclusions: Majority of the children with ALL included herein had low levels of daily PA after intensive chemotherapy. Nonetheless, their participation in PES was encouraging. PA should thus be promoted during and after cessation of ALL treatment to prevent long-term health risks and improve overall quality of life.

Refletindo sobre a tematização do futebol na Educação Física escolar / Thinking about the football theme on school Physical Education

A Educação Física deve propiciar ao aluno o exercício da cidadania, possibilitando a conquista da autonomia, por meio da reflexão-crítica sobre os conhecimentos da cultura corporal de movimento. Contudo, a área carece de subsídios para uma melhor organização de seus conteúdos dentro do currículo escolar. Neste sentido, o objetivo do presente estudo consiste em apontar um conjunto de temas relevantes do conteúdo futebol que possam servir de subsídios para propostas de sistematização para o componente curricular Educação Física escolar. São apresentados nove temas que discutem aspectos relevantes do futebol, tais como suas relações com a arte, sua história e o contexto do futebol feminino. Por fim, o tema relativo aos jogos da cultura popular relacionados ao futebol foi aprofundado por meio do futebol de tampinhas e do futebol de botão, incluindo aprendizagens como a construção de regras, a interpretação de competições e a valorização da cultura popular.

Physical Education should provide students the means to enable them the exercise of their citizenship, which will allow them to acquire autonomy through critical reflection on the knowledge of practicing body movement. Nevertheless, in the school curriculum the subject still lacks support in order to organize its contents. As such, the target of this study is to highlight a number of relevant issues on the contents of football practice, which may be used in an attempt to codify Physical Education as a school subject. Nine issues are here presented, which discuss relevant aspects of football, as well as its correlation with art, its history, and the female football background. Fin ally, we get into a deeper study of the games used in popular culture and its link to football, through games such as 'button football', including learning processes such as rule system, the interpretation of competitions, and the appraisal of popular culture.

Ginástica rítmica e educação física escolar: perspectivas críticas em discussão / Gimnasia rítmica y educación física escolar: perspectivas críticas en discusión / Rhythmic gymnastics and school physical education: critical perspectives in discussion

A discussão a respeito de perspectivas críticas no cenário da educação física é rela­tivamente recente. Nesse sentido, propusemo­nos a refletir sobre a ginástica rítmi­ca no âmbito escolar a partir de uma visão crítica, tendo como alicerce teórico­metodológico as abordagens crítico­emancipatória (KUNZ, 2001) e crítico­ superadora (COLETIVO DE AUTORES, 1992), bem como os Parâmetros curricu­lares nacionais: Educação Física (BRASIL, 2001). Delimitamos nosso universo de estudo perpassando, historicamente, dos movimentos ginásticos europeus ao con­texto olímpico mundial para, então, situar a entrada da ginástica rítmica no Brasil e sua inserção na escola. Por fim, indicar perspectivas críticas para o ensino da gi­nástica rítmica como conteúdo das aulas de Educação Física, refletindo acerca de­las.

The discussion on critical perspectives within Physical Education is relatively recent. In this wise, we aimed at reflecting on school Rhythmic Gymnastics from a keen insight. To do so, we used as theory and methodology pedagogical conceptions of Physical Education: critico-emancipatória and critico-superadora. We also considered the National Curriculum Parameters of Physical Education. The study environment was established by historically observing both European gymnastic movements and world Olympic context. Thus, we could fix the beginning of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Brazil and its insertion in school. Concerning the critical perspectives for the Rhythmic Gymnastics learning, in fine, we focused on indicating and considering it as content for Physical Education lessons.

La discusión con respecto a perspectivas críticas en el escenario de la Educación Física es relativamente reciente. Dentro de ese aspecto, nos propusimos reflexionar sobre la gimnasia rítmica en la escuela a partir de una visión crítica, teniendo como base teóricometodológica los enfoques crítico-emancipador (KUNZ, 2001) e crítico-superador (COLETIVO DE AUTORES, 1992), así como los Parámetros Curriculares Nacionales de Educación Física (BRASIL, 2001). Delimitamos nuestro universo de estudio recorriendo históricamente, desde los Movimientos gimnásticos europeos al contexto olímpico mundial, situando así la entrada de la gimnasia rítmica en el Brasil y su inserción en la escuela. Finalmente, se señalan y se reflexiona sobre perspectivas críticas de la enseñanza de gimnasia rítmica como parte de las clases de Educación Física.

Livro didático na Educação Física escolar: considerações iniciais / Textbook on Physical Education school: initial considerations

Na Educação Física, pouco tem sido discutido a respeito do papel do livro didático e os seus desdobramentos no interior da escola. Assim, o objetivo desse estudo foi traçar as principais críticas tecidas aos livros didáticos e refletir sobre as possibilidades da produção desses materiais para a disciplina. Discute-se que o livro didático, como um dos materiais curriculares possíveis, pode auxiliar os professores na prática pedagógica, pois servirá como referencial a ser transformado pelo docente de acordo com a realidade na qual atua e as necessidades dos alunos, dentro de uma proposta renovadora de Educação Física.

On Physical Education, little has been discussed about the function of textbook and its development into the school. So, the purpose of this study was to establish the biggest criticisms made about didactic books and reflect about the production of this materials for this discipline. It is discussed that the textbook, like one of the possible materials, can help the teachers at school practice, as it will be working as a reference to be transformed by teachers, according to the reality they are insert, and considering the students needs, in a new perspective of Physical education.