Brincadeiras e jogos tradicionais na perspectiva intergeracional: transmissões e transformações

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to investigate the transmission of traditional games and play activities among students, parents, and grandparents, analyzing their transformations over time. It is a survey-based, descriptive study with a predominantly quantitative approach supported by qualitative data, conducted with 20 fifth-grade elementary school students, their parents, and grandparents, in a full-time school in Palmas, Tocantins. The results showed that these practices remain part of the cultural repertoire of different generations; however, there has been a reduction in frequency, as well as changes in spaces and forms of engagement. The transmission occurs mainly within the family context, mediated primarily by parents, while grandparents show lower participation. Although parents and grandparents value play, they engage in it with children infrequently. It was also observed a decrease in the use of the street as a play space, the presence of electronic games as a generational marker, and the role of the school as a space for the preservation and re-signification of these practices. It is concluded that traditional games and play activities persist, but undergo transformation processes influenced by social and technological changes. As an educational resource, an e-book was developed aimed at promoting the appreciation and continuity of these practices.