Educating the Body - A History of Physical Education in Canada

Through remarkable stories of innovation, persistence, and achievement, Educating the Body provides a comprehensive history of physical education in Canada.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Ryerson and His Vision
2. Towards a Pan-Canadian Curriculum
3. The Margaret Eaton School: Forty Years of Women’s Physical Education
4. Fit for Living
5. Setting a Heroic Agenda: Realizing the Possibilities
6. Changing Times and New Initiatives
7. Seeking Optimism in a Contested Field
Afterword: Physical Education for the Future
Appendix: R. Tait McKenzie Honour Award Winners
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

M. Ann Hall is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta, where she taught for over 30 years. She is the author of several books, including The Grads Are Playing Tonight!: The Story of the Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Club (2011).

Product details

• Authors: M. Ann Hall, M. Ann Kidd Hall, Bruce Kidd, Patricia Vertinsky
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781487525941
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-2594-1
• No. of pages: 277
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous