Interscholastic Athletics, 1900-1940: Shaping Citizens for Unequal Roles in the Modern Industrial State.

O'Hanlon, Timothy

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ERIC Number: EJ244892

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Publication Date: 1980

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Interscholastic Athletics, 1900-1940: Shaping Citizens for Unequal Roles in the Modern Industrial State.

O'Hanlon, Timothy

Educational Theory, v30 n2 p89-103 Spr 1980

In the 1920s and 1930s, educational administrators and physical educators saw athletics as a means of developing those character traits associated with efficient citizenship in a modern industrial society. High school varsity athletic competition has changed little since the early part of this century. (CJ)

Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Citizenship Education, Competition, Educational History, Industrialization, Physical Education, Public Schools, Secondary Education, Social Integration, Sociocultural Patterns, Teamwork

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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