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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > history of education > history of physical education
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > history of education > history of physical education

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history of physical education  

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  • Evidence of physical education as a discipline can be traced to the early Greeks. The great philosophers of the Greek world posited that the human is composed of body and mind (soul) and that training is required of both. [Source: Encyclopedia ofthe Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Physical Education, History of]

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