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PSY448 V1

Week 1 Resources

Textbook

A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education: From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern World

Mechikoff, R. A. (2024). A history and philosophy of sport and physical education: From ancient civilizations to the modern world (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. 

Read the following Chapters: 

  • Chapter 1 – History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education (pp. 2 – 24) 

  • Chapter 2 – Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica (pp. 27 – 43) 

  • Chapter 3 – Greece (pp. 46 – 77) 

  • Chapter 8 – Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical Education: Contributions of the Germans, Swedes, and Danes in 19th Century Europe (pp. 177 – 200) 

Week 1 Optional Resources