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PSY448 V1

Week 2 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 9 – Sport in Colonial Period (pp. 203 – 214)

  • Chapter 10 – Changing Concepts of the Body: An Overview of Sport and Play in the 19th Century America (pp. 216 – 241)

  • Chapter 11 – The Impact of Science: 1885-1930 (pp. 243 – 265)

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