Gender and Sport

Code:

622

Acronym:

622

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	31	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-
			2

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

:: To master fundamental concepts for understanding how gender issues interfere with opportunities to practice sport, the ways in which men and women are involved, and how they are valued at the various levels, functions, and spheres of competence in sport;
:: To problematize the genderization of bodies in sports;
Identify the mechanisms that strengthen hegemonic representations and power relations in sports;
:: Know and apply basic principles for promoting gender equality in the design of sports projects, in different contexts and for different populations.

Learning outcomes and competences

:: Student knows and differentiates the main concepts related to gender issues, particularly in the world of sport;
:: Student identifies and substantiates the genderization of bodies in sport;
:: Student identifies and critically analyzes hegemonic representations and power relations in sport;
:: Student is able to design projects in the field of sport respecting basic principles of gender equality (integrates a gender-sensitive vision).

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Sex and Gender - different concepts
2. Sport and gender issues
2.1. Women’s sport participation
2.2. Homophobia in sport and physical education
3. Sports bodies and gender
3.1. Disciplined bodies in sport.
3.2. Transgressions of gender stereotypes and empowerment through the body.
4. Projects and programs promoting gender equality.

Mandatory literature

Teresa Pinto (coord.), Conceição Nogueira, Cristina Vieira, Isabel Silva, Luísa Saavedra, Maria João Silva, Paula Silva, Teresa-Cláudia Tavares e Vasco Prazeres.; Guião de educação género e cidadania: 3º ciclo do ensino básico, Comissão para a Cidadania e a Igualdade de Género, 2015. ISBN: 978-972-597-404-9 (pdf)
UE, Conselho da Europa; Portugal – Igualdade de Género no Desporto, ALL IN: Towards balance gender in sport
EIGE; Igualdade de Género no Desporto, Instituto Europeu para a Igualdade de Género (EIGE).

Complementary Bibliography

Silva P. (Paula); Sport and gender
Alfredina Silva; Despertar para a igualdade. ISBN: 989-95112-0-x
Comissão Europeia; Por mais Igualdade de Género no Desporto. Recomendações e Plano de Ação do Grupo de Alto Nível para a Igualdade de Género no Desporto .

Teaching methods and learning activities

Active and collaborative learning methods: synchronous and asynchronous thematic discussions; case studies; debates; and think-par-share.

Interrogative and occasionally expository methods with participatory exposition techniques. Use of questioning, argumentation, and debate in class.

keywords

Social sciences > Educational sciences > Education > Physical education > Sport

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	30,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	66,00
Frequência das aulas	15,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students comply with the attendance requirement if they are regularly enrolled and do not exceed the limit of 25% of classes taken. Students covered by situations provided for by law, although subject to special assessment, are exempt from the above attendance requirements.

The assessment by practical work (70%) includes participation in the activities developed in class; carrying out and presenting work; participation in the online component, and a written and/or oral test (30%). In each of these components, the student will have to obtain a grade of ≥ 8.5 to pass this course.

Calculation formula of final grade

Practical work: 70% (the grade in this component must be ≥ 8.5). Test: 30% (the test grade must be ≥ 8.5).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

For students covered by legislation on special attendance schemes (Art. 13 of Order No. 1535/2018 of February 13 - e.g. student workers, student-athletes), special tests will be required to prove knowledge and skills related to the objectives and content of the course.

For students in special conditions (Art. 14 of Order No. 1535/2018 of February 13), the distributed assessment may be carried out on a date to be agreed with the teacher.

Classification improvement

The assessment components, practical work and tests, are considered for the purpose of improving the grade as soon as (1) the request for improvement by attending the curricular unit is requested for attendance in the academic year following that in which it was approved and only once, and (2) the student requests it within the deadlines set for registration in the academic year following that in which it was approved.

Observations

In the event of circumstances that alter the face-to-face nature of the classes, possible changes to the structure, content and forms of assessment of this curricular unit will be safeguarded.