Education Program of peer tutors: tutoring in the process of school inclusion in the Physical Education class

Authors

  • Joslei Viana de Souza Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC
  • Mey de Abreu van Munster
  • Lauren Leiberman
  • Maria da Piedade Resende da Costa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.12i2.0005

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the effect of peer tutoring for a student with disability in Physical Education classes. This study was supported by the qualitative methodological approach, characterized as a case study. The research was conducted in a Municipal public school located in the State of Bahia. The participants in this research were: a student with intellectual disability associated with autism spectrum disorder and five peer tutors. For data collection instrument, systematic or structured observation was employed, not participant, in a natural environment. The Physical Education classes were filmed, before and after the training of tutors. The results showed that the intervention of the peer tutors, with teaching strategies, culminated in increasing the participation level of the student with disabilities, contributing to the process of inclusion in Physical Education classes.

 

Keywords: Peer tutor. Training program of peer tutors. Inclusive education. 

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Published

2017-07-06

Issue

Section

Dossiê: Educação Física escolar no contexto da inclusão e diferença

How to Cite

Education Program of peer tutors: tutoring in the process of school inclusion in the Physical Education class. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 2, p. 373–394, 2017. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.12i2.0005. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/8868. Acesso em: 30 may. 2026.