NOBRE, Francisco Salviano Sales; BANDEIRA, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro    VALENTINI, Nadia Cristina. Motor delays in socioeconomically disadvantaged children: A Bioecological look. []. , 12, 2, pp.59-69. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.7178.

Supported on the bioecological model, the aim of this study was to investigate how the proximal processes to develop the fundamental motor skills in the microsystems of schools and sport social programs were conducted; and, if children’ motor competency in those motor skills would guide their engagement in other contexts (community and social activities exchanges).Elementary school’ children from a Brazilian’ semiarid were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2. The investigations of the developmental context as well as the proximal process were conducted throughout non-participant and non-systematic observations and interviews with the physical education teachers from different schools and communities. The interviews were analyzed using the collective subject discourse. The results showed prevalence of 100% of motor delays; poorer performance was observed among girls and children that did not attended to social sport programs. The lack of physical education classes and pedagogical program to promote the development of motor skills were context observed, possibly contributing to the detected delays. The Microsystems schools and social programs are influenced by the omission of the public administration (exo e macro systems) reflecting in children performance.

: Cultural Characteristics; Child Development; Motor Skills; Bioecological Model.

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