Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ519041
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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An All-Round Education: The Board of Education's Policy for the Leisure-Time Training of Girls, 1939-50.
Tinkler, Penny
History of Education, v23 n4 p385-403 Dec 1994
Maintains that leisure-time training not only further institutionalized adolescence in mid-century Britain but also perpetuated sexual stereotypes of passivity and service for young women. In contrast to the boys' training, girls' indoctrination stressed physical appearance, femininity, and servitude. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Delinquency Prevention, Educational History, Extracurricular Activities, Females, Foreign Countries, Leisure Education, Physical Education, Political Socialization, Secondary Education, Sex Discrimination, Sex Role, Social Control, Womens Education, World War II, Youth Clubs
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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