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 emerita in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta.

Product details

• Authors: M. Ann Hall, M. Ann Kidd Hall, Bruce Kidd, Patricia Vertinsky
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2023
• EAN: 9781487508562
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-0856-2
• No. of pages: 326
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Fitness, aerobics, bodybuilding, gymnastics; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous