Account for Differences in the Development of Physical Education in Britain and Germany in the Nineteenth Century

Download or read book Account for Differences in the Development of Physical Education in Britain and Germany in the Nineteenth Century written by Berit Bethke and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Health - Sport - Sport History, grade: 1,2, University of Aberdeen (Department of Cultural History), course: Sport History, language: English, abstract: ...Comparing the physical educational concepts of Germany and Britain, this paper examines the development of physical culture in the nineteenth century. The compatibility of ROUSSEAU's quotation to both notions assumes that there might be a common ground for each physical education approach. Enormous social, economical and political development affected whole Europe according to the Enlightment and influenced the physical culture - but in different nations to a different extent. Hence, I focus on the differences in the development of physical education...