O SIGNIFICADO DE CORPO NO PROCESSO DE CONSTRUÇÃO IDENTITÁRIA DE INGRESSANTES DE UM CURSO DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA

This article highlights the construction of the professional identity of future Physical Education teachers from an undergraduate course in the northern region of Brazil, in the city of Castanhal, Pará, seeking to uncover the meaning of body and the experiences brought before initial training. This study has a qualitative approach with phenomenological analysis, where 25 participating students answered an open-ended questionnaire, through Google Forms. To ask the participating subjects, the generating question was: “What does body mean to you?” The answers were transcribed in full for data analysis, using the Technique of Elaboration and Analysis of Units of Meaning. Based on the results, it is clear that the professional identity of the future Physical Education teachers participating in the research is not limited to the physical aspect, but incorporates a commitment to an educational practice that integrates and values the various dimensions of the human being.