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Stolk, Vincent; Los, Willeke; Veugelers, Wiel – History of Education, 2012
Studies in the history of physical education show that it was often promoted for socio-political reasons: to stimulate nation-building or increase economic productivity and/or military strength. By contrast, a different kind of motivation has received little attention in historical studies: the importance of physical education for the perfection…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Citizenship, International Relations