A PRODUÇÃO ACADÊMICA SOBRE MEIA-IDADE EM TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES DA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA BRASILEIRA.

It consists of a description and analysis of the academicals production about middle age developed on the Strict Sense Post-Graduation programs with made available access online to complete texts. Developed with the technique of information recovery, it had the application of two conceptual and methodological filters. The sample was reduced to 28 documents, 2 thesis and 26 essays in 8 Post-Graduation programs, between the years of 1993 and 2008. The results point that 70% of the production was directed to identify/analyse/avaluate/compare the effects of exercises programs in life aspects and that the addressed themes focused in the physiological functioning of the body and its relation with physical activity, associated with the study of diseases, risk factors, physical capacities and qualities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]