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KPE 260 -- COURSE CONTENT:
Summer, 1999
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Historical and Philosophical Bases of Physical Education and Sport (4.0 cr)
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INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Daniel Frankl,
Associate Professor
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OFFICE LOCATION:
PE 231
Phone: (323) 343-4662 FAX: (323) 343-6482
CSLA e-mail: dfrankl@calstatela.edu
Home e-mail: dfrankl@pacbell.net
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Office Hours for Summer '99:
Tue. 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. (other times available
by appointment)
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COURSE CONTENT
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Introduction to the Historical Study of Physical
Education and Sport
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- Reasons for the study of PE and sport history
- Approaches to the study of history
- Description, analysis, and evaluation of the credibility of
historical data.
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Physical Education in Ancient Civilizations
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- China--the Chou Dynasty (1122 B.C. - 256 B.C.)
- The Middle East (Sumer, Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, the Hebrews,
and Persia).
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Ancient Greece: The Roots of Western Physical Education and Sport
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- The origin, description, and meaning of sport in Mycenaean Greece.
- The organizations and development of physical education and sport in
the Greek city-state system.
- An analysis and comparison of physical preparation in Ancient Athens
and Sparta.
- The origin, development, organization, and significance of the
ancient Olympic Games.
- The decline of the ancient Greek athletic ideal after the 5th
Century B.C.
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Ancient Rome: Sport as Spectacle
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- The origin and development of Roman physical preparation and
sporting activities.
- Etruscan funeral games
- Sport as a product of Rome's religious, political, and economic
traditions.
- The relationship between Roman sport and early Christianity.
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Medieval Europe: Religion, Feudalism, and the Renaissance
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- The influence of early Christianity on Physical Education and
sport
- Church teachings
- Asceticism
- Monasticism & Scholasticism
- The role of physical education and sport in feudal society
- Chivalric sports
- Church and popular sports
- The effects of the European Renaissance on PE and Sport
- Changes in religious thinking
- The rise of new educational thought (Humanism & Realism)
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The Rise of European Nationalism and its Effect on PE and Sport
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- Sport as a tool for nationalism and warfare on mainland Europe
- The development of English field sports and athletics
- Colonialism and the dispersion of sport
- The genesis of the modern Olympic movement
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Physical Education and Sports in America: Colonial Times Through the
Establishment of Independence (1600-1830)
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- Urban, rural and frontier sports
- Emergence of sport as entertainment
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The Rise of Organized Sports (1800-1890)
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- The growing alliance of organized sport with the technological
revolution
- The rise of the national game
- Commercialization of the sporting scene
- Sport societies and associations
- Physical education in schools and colleges
- Men's and women's programs
- The rise of intercollegiate sports
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The Ascendancy of Organized Sports (1885-1917)
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- The controlling of organized sport
- The age of sports heroes
- The rise of organized youth sports
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Social Change and Physical Activity and Sport
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- Professional sports as entertainment
- The growth of amateur sports
- Dance physical activity and sport in education
- Physical activity and sport in schools
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The Age of Televised Sports (1950-Present)
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- The struggle for equal opportunity
- Professional team sports
- College sports in a national arena
- The individual sports
- Blacks and women demand equal opportunity
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The Philosophical Foundations of Physical Education and Sport
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General concepts of philosophy
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- Anxiology
- Epistemology
- Esthetics
- Ethics
- Logic
- Metaphysics
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The Traditional Philosophical Schools of Thought
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- Idealism
- Realism
- Pragmatism
- Existentialism--The "new wave"
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Educational Philosophies
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- Progressivism
- Perennialism
- Essentialism
- Reconstructionism
- Perceptual-humanistic-psychological approach
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Developing a Teaching and/or a Coaching Philosophy
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- Knowledge of Self: (1) Ideal Self, (2) Public Self, (3) Real Self
- Self-disclosure
- Teaching and/or Coaching Objectives
- The Philosophical Point of View of the American Coaching Effectiveness
Program
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The Development and Application of a Systematic Design for the
Identification and Definition of Controversial Issues
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- The nature of controversial issues
- The magnitude of controversial issues
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Procedures for Acquiring Suggested Solutions to Controversial
Issues
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- The survey method
- The philosophical method
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Formulation of Individual Reports in Accordance with a Specific
Format
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The format
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- Statement of the issue
- Relationship of the issue to education generally
- Statement of current practices in relation to the issue
- Statements of desirable educational standards relative to the issue
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
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The Problem of Just Behavior in Sport Competition
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- The case of faked injury
- The case of intentional foul
- The case of a referee's error
- The case of anabolic steroids
- The case of the uneven contest
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The Derivation of Solutions
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- Conventions and customs
- Self-interest
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The Need for a Moral Basis
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A Structure to Establish Guides for Right Actions
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The elements in the structure to establish guides
- Establish a point of view
- (1) The meaning of a point of view
(2) The function of a point of view
(3) Characteristics of the moral point of view
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Developing the Guides from the Moral Point of View
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- General nature of the guides
- Development of the guides
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Specifying Ends Consistent with the Moral Point of View
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- Intended ends
- Types of intended ends and institutional purposes
- Intended ends consistent with the moral point of view
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Avoiding the fallacy of deriving the ought from the is
(the "naturalistic fallacy")
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- Moral truths
- Moral dialogue and moral balance
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Team Project due date: 4:10 p.m., Tue. Aug. 3, 1999
FINAL TEST: ........... PE 120
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