The American "Alliance" of Health and Physical Education: Scholastic Programs and Professional Organizations, 1920–1950

From the 1920s through the early 1940s, school-based programs in both health and physical education-mandated by government legislation and hailed by the public-increased in scope and complexity. By 1937, the assumption of the interconnectedness of the two fields was institutionalized in the merger o...

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Published inResearch quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 437 - 450
Main Author Zieff, Susan G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.12.2006
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Child Health
Departments
Educational Change
Educational Legislation
Guidelines
Health education
Health Promotion
Hygiene
National Curriculum
National Standards
Obesity
Physical Development
Physical education
Physical Education Teachers
Politics of Education
Public health
Public Schools
Secondary Education
Social Influences
Teacher Improvement
Teacher Qualifications
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary:From the 1920s through the early 1940s, school-based programs in both health and physical education-mandated by government legislation and hailed by the public-increased in scope and complexity. By 1937, the assumption of the interconnectedness of the two fields was institutionalized in the merger of the American Physical Education Association with the Department of School Health and Physical Education of the National Education Association to form the American Association for Health and Physical Education. This paper focuses on the role of health education, physical education, and public health professionals in the emergence and critique of scholastic health and physical education programs in the first half of the 20th century. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0270-1367
2168-3824
DOI:10.5641/027013606X13080770015201