Evolución de la investigación sobre actividad física en el medio natural en educación física: Resultados en Web of ScienceTM desde 1990 a 2016

Objective: The objective was to analyze the evolution of the number of publications on physical activity in the natural environment in physical education. Material and method : A bibliographic search was performed in the Web of ScienceTM database from 1990 to 2016. The search terms used were based on two concepts: 1) physical activity in the natural environment and 2) physical education. Results: A total of 116 results were found, with an average of 4.3 publications per year. There was a tendency to increase the number of publications over the years, especially from 2011 to the present. However, of the total number of studies on physical education from 1990 to 2016, only 5% treated the activities in the natural environment, with an average of 0.2% of publications per year. Overall, it was observed a similar relative quantity of publications from 1990 to 2016. Conclusions: There is a significant increase in the absolute production of publications on physical activity in the natural environment in physical education, especially since 2011. However, if the evolution relative to research on physical education is taking into account, scientific production on the natural environment content remains stable.