Physical education as a strengthening of citizen values for coexistence

Abstract

This research arises from the problem faced by the loss of values among young people and the need to improve their behavior, using the area of physical education as a strategy to strengthen citizen values and coexistence in official educational institutions of Ibagué, Colombia. The purpose of the study was to know the level of attitude and perception that elementary school students have in relation to the practice of values at the time of class and to be able to specify the contribution of physical education in its consolidation and strength and, thus, build, an action plan so that the exercise of civic values is daily, both in the classroom and in the school environment and in their social life. Employed a qualitative-quantitative methodology with a cybernetic approach, Through a self-observation plan, it was possible to detect behaviors in the formation of values of students from sixth to ninth grade, compared to the patterns of citizenship formation expressed when receiving physical education classes. The results indicate a positive attitude towards the subject, perceiving the practice of the values of honesty, respect, transparency, responsibility, tolerance, justice and citizen participation, among others, as the main convictions that determine their way of being and guide their behavior. Social; a situation that is invigorated with the activities developed in class and consolidated with an action plan led by all teachers for the use of pedagogical alternatives that support a comprehensive civic education.