Impact of the internships in the introductory level of the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education in a Colombian University

Abstract

Pedagogical internships at the undergraduate level of teacher education are fundamental to having a broad vision of the implications of one's professional practice. Several authors affirm that pedagogical internships are a process of self-reflection that leads to didactic conceptualization, research and experimentation, and constitute a learning scenario that allows the future educator to develop pedagogical, didactic and disciplinary competencies. The objective of this work was to analyze the impact of the internships in the introductory level of the Bachelor's degree in Physical Education at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional in Colombia, identifying the main scenarios and epistemological and disciplinary realities of physical education as a fact and social practice. A structured interview with the coordinators of the introductory semesters between 2016 and 2023 was used as an instrument. A critical analysis of the discourse and a documentary review of the issues of the journal Mundo Corporal, produced in this stage of the career, were carried out. Pedagogical internship with a social sense in physical education addresses other aspects of students' lives besides school, such as personal history, family, neighborhood, park, market, tourist and interesting places, and the rural environment.