Training of Physical Education Teachers in Chile: An Analysis of the Curricular Meshes, Graduation Profile and Labor Field

Objective. The objective of this work was to analyze the graduation profiles, labor fields and thematic orientation of the curricular subjects of the careers of Pedagogy in Physical Education (PEFI) of Chile. Method. To meet the objective, a sequential exploratory design was used, focused on the analysis of documentary content to review the profile of graduation, labor field and curricular mesh declared by 25 PEFI careers in Chile. First, a qualitative analysis of the profile, labor field and curricular was carried out that allowed the creation of the categories. Subsequently, a quantitative analysis was executed to determine the frequency with which the different careers address the contents of each category. Results. Among the main results, six dimensions were evidenced competences associated with the graduation profile (evaluation, management of environment and work climate, reflective and personal, social and communicative, management, knowledge and skills for the use of teaching methods), seven dimensions associated with the labor field (educational context, sports field, disciplinary field without specifying, artistic, research field, tourism, well-being and health) and seven dimensions to which the curricular subjects are oriented. Conclusion. Critical reflection, the ability to implement learning and evaluation activities are the main competencies that highlight the graduation profiles, being the performance in educational establishments of the school system the main labor field of performance, in addition, it is concluded that all Chilean universities incorporate in their curriculum subjects in motor skills, artistic-cultural manifestations, gymnastics, Management-Administration, curricular fundamentals and degree.