Abstract
This article analyzes a movement towards critique and reinvention of Colombian Physical Education started in 1970s, comparing it with a similar phenomenon in Brazil. In methodological terms, on the one hand, the investigation is carried out through content analysis of papers published in two Colombian journals and 16 interviews with professionals of Physical Education from Colombia; on the other hand, the study is based on numerous articles on the theme in Brazil. The comparative examination shows distinct consequences regarding ‘sportivization’ and ‘scientificization’ and their impacts on Physical Education, which enables us to identify not only similarities, differences and ruptures, but also epistemological reinventions produced in Physical Education in both countries.
Keywords:
Sports; Science; Brazil; Colombia