Abstract
As Hargreaves and McCrone have shown, from the mid-nineteenth century physical education became an integral yet relatively unregulated feature of the curriculum of the middle- and upper class girls. By the interwar years, however, girls’ physical education had radically evolved. Increased state intervention in education from the turn of the century onwards had an impact on all aspects of the curriculum. Government legislation and departmental reports regarding the formalisation of the physical education syllabus clearly highlight contemporary opinions concerning the potential use, need and importance of such training for children.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-18 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | History of Education |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- physical education
- gender
- Scotland
- citizenship
- training
- sport
- interwar Britain