Graduation Year
2017
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Dance
Reader 1
Kevin Williamson
Reader 2
Ronnie Brosterman
Rights Information
© 2017 Rachel Fredericks
Abstract
This paper explores the history of physical education in the United States, as well as a general look into how public schooling affects how kids learn about and come to view their bodies. Theory and research by Michel Foucault, Elias Norbert, and Katy Bowman form the theoretical framework for this essay, and accounts of visits to a local elementary school to observe PE also grounds the work in present-day experiences. The work concludes that public schools in the US improperly teach students about how to listen to and care for their bodies.
Recommended Citation
Fredericks, Rachel, "Physical Miseducation: How Public Schooling in the US is Harmful to Students’ Bodily Well-Being" (2017). Scripps Senior Theses. 991.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/991
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