Learning the Body Schools, Curriculum, and Health

Over the turn of twentieth century, public schools were spaces where the dissemination of official information and values regarding the constitution of healthy living took place. Added to the public school curriculum in Canada in the late 1800s and often written by or with the help of medical profes...

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Published inSmall Matters Vol. 39; pp. 85 - 101
Main Author Gleason, Mona
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada MQUP 2013
McGill-Queen's University Press
Subjects
Behavioral sciences
Children
Cognitive processes
Cognitive psychology
Communities
Community health
Curricula
Diseases
Economic disciplines
Economics
Education
Educational institutions
Educational personnel
Educational resources
Educators
Employment
Formal education
Health and wellness
Health education
Health sciences
Human populations
Human societies
Infectious diseases
Instructional materials
Labor economics
Learning
Medical conditions
Occupations
Pedagogy
Persons
Population studies
Psychology
Public health
School health
Schools
Small schools
Social groups
Social sciences
Sociology
Teachers
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Summary:Over the turn of twentieth century, public schools were spaces where the dissemination of official information and values regarding the constitution of healthy living took place. Added to the public school curriculum in Canada in the late 1800s and often written by or with the help of medical professionals, health education advanced hegemonic conceptions of disease and disease prevention, sanitation and hygiene, and healthy and unhealthy bodies. In health classes, students learned about proper nutrition, the nature of disease-causing germs and bacteria, and the rules of public health and hygiene. They were measured, weighed, and inspected for dirt and lice,
ISBN:0773541322
9780773541320
DOI:10.1515/9780773588547-006