Curriculum of physical education courses in Brazil and the training of professionals in the profile of sports managers

Abstract

Objective: Verify whether the curricular matrices of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the public and private sectors of Physical Education courses in Brazilian regions include or not the skills required in the labor market for training of sports managers.

Methodology: For this, a sample was selected that totals 583 HEIs accredited by the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC), of which 488 are private and 95 public. The analysis of the curricular matrices of the Physical Education courses registered on the e-MEC website was carried out based on the statistical data collection model, obtained through a documentary investigation.

Results: The results show that the HEIs in the South Region have the largest percentage share (84%) of public HEIs, which present the curriculum matrix with the keywords, followed by the Southeast (79%), North (67%) and Northeast (59 %). It is noticed that the Midwest region has the lowest percentage number among the others, with 55%.

Conclusion: The HEIs that have curricular matrices of the Physical Education career with scope in the areas of management and entrepreneurship are better able to offer growth perspectives and competitive advantage to future professionals in the labor market.