Brinquedoteca de pesquisa e lazer do Instituto de Educação Física e Esportes - IEFES: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The study presented here is qualitative (Neves 1996) and exploratory (Mattar, 1996), using the case study (1995) as a methodological strategy. This investigation aimed to examine the importance of Toy and Leisure Research Institute of Physical Education and Sports - IEFES and the importance of play for children 06-10 years of visiting schools in the playroom months from March to August 2010. The Toy and Leisure Research IEFES appeared to confirm the pillars of the university, teaching, research and extension. Based on the law that all human beings possess, the Toy Library of IEFES characterized as a structured play and especially to promote the game and play of children. Our study attempted to answer the following questions: 1) How important is a structured space for play? 2) What are the games that are being used by children? 3) When and where, today, children usually play? This study noted there were some differences in children's games nowadays, since it is influenced by mainstream culture. The current society, highly active and technological influences human relationships, affecting consequences for the games, toys and games for children. For this study we used the following techniques for construction of information: a questionnaire to children, footage and transcripts of the responses of those involved in research.