Construção e validação de um questionário sobre motivos de ingresso e permanência de alunos em projetos de inclusão social por meio dos esportes, das lutas e da dança

Abstract

The study aimed to develop and validate the questionnaire “Reasons for practicing physical and sports activities in social inclusion projects (MAFE/PIS)”, which will be a tool for refining public policies and teaching procedures for social inclusion, by helping to identify the factors that lead students to join and remain in public or private initiative projects and programs. The research was based on a methodological approach recognized in the academic field for the validation of measurement instruments, encompassing the definition of constructs, development of representative items and content validation by experts. A committee of 10 judges participated in the study, aged 27 to 63 years, with 4 women and 6 men, with extensive professional experience, predominantly over 10 years of experience, with extensive expertise in the area, and students of Social Inclusion Projects (PIS) in different contexts, ensuring the diversity and comprehensiveness of the data. The committee's analysis indicated necessary adjustments for clarity and representativeness of the items. The results obtained in the pre-test, applied to 31 students, 20 girls and 11 boys, aged between 10 and 14 years, all enrolled in social inclusion projects distributed in three Social Inclusion Projects (PIS) located in favelas in the city of Rio de Janeiro, confirmed the content validity of the questionnaire. It is concluded that the questionnaire developed can be a robust tool to guide managers and researchers in the formulation of strategies that promote greater adherence and impact of PIS, contributing to the advancement of social inclusion and human development policies. Investments in research with a larger sample are recommended for the application of reliability and trustworthiness tests.