The teacher training process in Physical Education and the Student Assistance Policy: state of knowledge

This paper aims to analyze the state of knowledge of Brazilian Student Assistance Policies during the training process of Physical Education teachers from the perspective of production in stricto sensu Graduate Programs. Through the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, a search was made for theses and dissertations defended in Graduate Programs linked to the areas of Education, Physical Education and Social Work published between 2011 and 2021. The materials selected were problematized in the light of historical-dialectical materialism. The results revealed the absence of theses and/or dissertations in the area of Physical Education that contemplate the Student Assistance Policy in the teacher training process. On the other hand, investigations reinforce Student Assistance as a guaranteeing mechanism for the permanence of economically disadvantaged students, in addition to appearing as a protagonist element in valuing the teaching profession.