O Estágio Pedagógico em Educação Física: Desafios e estratégias para a inclusão de alunos em contextos multiculturais

Abstract

This Professional Internship Report, carried out within the second year of the Master's Degree in Physical Education Teaching in Basic and Secondary Education at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto, represents the final stage of initial teacher training and a privileged opportunity to connect scientific and pedagogical knowledge with its practical application in a school context. The internship took place at D. Maria II Secondary School, Braga, in a multicultural setting where the 10th-grade Humanities class included 27 students, 44% of whom were foreign, providing a significant context to experience Physical Education as a subject that fosters inclusion, socialisation, and cultural diversity. Throughout the year, annual planning, teaching units and lesson plans were implemented using multiple instructional models, including Direct Instruction, Teaching Games for Understanding, the Progressive Game Approach, Sport Education Model, and the Invasion Games Competence Model. Assessment practices combined diagnostic, formative, and summative approaches, allowing for the adjustment of teaching strategies and monitoring of student progress. Simultaneously, an action-research project was developed focusing on multiculturality and inclusion in Physical Education, based on questionnaires, observations, and critical reflections. Findings highlighted that the subject, due to its practical and collective nature, serves as a privileged space for the social integration of foreign students, with the teacher playing a crucial role in creating inclusive and equitable learning environments. This report thus reflects a formative path rooted in teaching practice, critical reflection, and action research, contributing to the recognition of Physical Education as a discipline that promotes inclusion, holistic development, and citizenship.