El contexto de la práctica docente de profesores de educación física del estado de Chiapas, un estudio exploratorio

There are studies that describe the challenges in the teaching practice of elementary school teachers in Mexico. However, there is little research in the country that documents how Physical Education teachers develop their professional work in different educational contexts. In this sense, the report of this research is derived from an exploratory study on the context of the teaching practice of ten Physical Education teachers in Chiapas, Southern Mexico. The objective was to identify the characteristics of the context of the teaching practice of these specialists in the state of Chiapas in order to recognize the challenges and opportunities they face in their daily work. The methodological development is framed within the participatory action research under a descriptive, exploratory and transversal process. The results obtained are grouped into four main lines of analysis that provide information on access and movement to schools; the living conditions of students in the context of educational practice; the non-pedagogical activities of physical education carried out by the teacher; and the resources available to them for practice...