YOUTH ON THE PATH OF MAGISTRY: CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Abstract

This article falls within the debates linked to academic and professional training in Physical Education, at its interface with the theme of youth, intending to reflect on the ways in which this condition - youth - may influence the meanings attributed, by subjects in initial training, to the be teacher. To achieve this goal, we established the following itinerary for discussion: a) basic principles of youth phenomenon; b) current situation of Brazilian higher education and its relations with the juvenile imaginary; c) links between this situation and the teacher training in Physical Education.