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ERIC Number: EJ374278
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Leaving London: A Study of Two Public Schools and Athleticism 1870-1914.
Humble, N. J.
History of Education: The Journal of the History of Education Society, v17 n2 p149-62 Jun 1988
Discusses how athleticism was used to imbue qualities of patriotism, manliness, courage, obedience, and physical fitness in British middle- and upper-class boys during the 1870s. Examines the idea of whether the ideology of athleticism contributed to various London schools moving from the inner-city to the suburbs in 1897 and 1902. (GEA)
Descriptors: Athletics, Boarding Schools, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness, Physical Recreation Programs, Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England (London)