title: [Health education as a transversal proposal: an analysis of the national curriculum guidelines and certain teaching conceptions].
abstract: Starting from the assumption that transversality is conceived as a proposal for change in education, the article outlines certain inferences on the subject. The analysis is founded on the transversal subject of "health" in the national curriculum guidelines (PCN), on semi-structured interviews and on reports resulting from conversations with teachers. It reveals that, in Brazil, the notion of transversality gained importance during the 1990s, when the PCN were established, which listed "transversal themes." In the view of the teachers interviewed, health education appears as something apart, on the margins of the curriculum. The authors believe that this is the case owing to the consolidation of the subject fields at school and the curricular structure in teacher training courses.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil, juliomarinho@unipampa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Julio Cesar Bresolin
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil, Brasiljoaosilva@furg.br.
authors.forename: João Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil, mairafe@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Maira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006266:Health Education / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D000070260:Teacher Training