Educating the Body

M. Ann Hall is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta, where she taught for over 30 years. She is the author of several books, including The Grads Are Playing Tonight!: The Story of the Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Club (2011). Bruce Kidd is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education and university ombudsperson at the University of Toronto. Patricia Vertinsky is a professor and distinguished university scholar in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Ryerson and His Vision

2. Towards a Pan-Canadian Curriculum

3. The Margaret Eaton School: Forty Years of Women’s Physical Education

4. Fit for Living

5. Setting a Heroic Agenda: Realizing the Possibilities

6. Changing Times and New Initiatives

7. Seeking Optimism in a Contested Field

Afterword: Physical Education for the Future

Appendix: R. Tait McKenzie Honour Award Winners
Notes
Bibliography
Index