The state of the art related to the topic of play and games in Brazil ; Estado del arte relacionado con el tema juegos en Brasil ; O estado da arte em relação ao tema jogos e brincadeiras no Brasil

Objective: to map the national scientific manuscripts themed on play and games. Methods: This literature review study is classified as a State of the Art. Forty journals in the Physical Education thematic area were analyzed, indexed by Qualis Capes in area 21 (2017-2020), which published studies related to Physical Education. The sample consisted of 28 articles found in nine journals. The keywords used for this research were: “play and games” and “school”. The results were organized into categories: 1) Year of publication; 2) Methodological composition; 3) Groups that composed the sample; 4) Complementary thematic; 5) Geographic distribution. Results: There was a period of nine years without publications (1996-2005), due to the low appreciation of academic literature on School Physical Education, as well as on pedagogical studies in general. During the period of this research, there was a greater number of empirical (71.4%) studies compared to theoretical studies (28.6%). This research highlights studies with a learning approach. The highest concentration of publications is in the Southeast region, with a total of 60.7% of articles. Conclusion: This study enables a deeper understanding of the characteristics of scientific publications on play and games and is expected to motivate authors to improve the research on this topic. ; Objetivo: mapear los manuscritos científicos nacionales con temática de juegos. Métodos: Este estudio de revisión de la literatura se clasifica como un Estado del Arte. Se analizaron cuarenta revistas del área temática de Educación Física, indexadas por Qualis Capes en el área 21 (2017-2020), que publicaron estudios relacionados con la Educación Física. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 28 artículos encontrados en nueve revistas. Las palabras clave utilizadas para esta investigación fueron: “juegos” y “escuela”. Los resultados fueron organizados en categorías: 1) Año de publicación; 2) Composición metodológica; 3) Grupos que compusieron la muestra; 4) Temática complementaria; 5) ...