Educaciòn intercultural y educaciòn fisica. Caracterizaciòn de una educaciòn fisica intercultural en perspectiva comunicativa desde la formaciòn inicial docente.

The cross-cultural phenomenon in Physical Education is recognized as a new and emerging factor in the education context, but not yet studied en Chile, so the research purposes to caracterize the theoretical and empirical dimensions of Physical Education in Intercultural communicative perspective (EFI), from the social representations of studentes and Teachers in the teaching career in phisical education from universities in the Metropolitan Region and some official documents og the institutions. The study is qualitative with descriptive-interpretative approach, using grounded theory as a method of analysis of the data obteined through interviews, focus groups and gathering documents. The results show the theoretical dimensions as EFI: development of body culture, strengthening cultural identity, the relationship with the other in cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and the generation of "us". Empirical dimensions found in the PE teaching the fundamental point for the promotion of the EFI, identifying as a necessary condicion, intercultural dialogue that must occurr between teacher and other factors involved in educational practice: initial formation, curriculum of the course, the school system, the family, the socio-political context.