Physical Education in the Colonial Gold Coast: From a Civilizing Mission to “Useful Citizens”

This paper addresses the transfer of Physical Education to the Gold Coast, focusing on its shifting role in producing ideal subjects and its relationship to the imperial politics of the mid-20th century. It explores the contradictory ways in which, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), the training of youn...

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Main Author:	Claire Nicolas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:	Social Sciences
Subjects:	Gold Coast Ghana citizenship Physical Education sports higher education
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/2/77

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spelling	doaj-64be1242b19c423d9f6a3ac37af3d5012021-02-23T00:03:06ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602021-02-0110777710.3390/socsci10020077Physical Education in the Colonial Gold Coast: From a Civilizing Mission to “Useful Citizens”Claire Nicolas0Swiss National Science Foundation Wildhainweg 3, 3001 Bern, SwitzerlandThis paper addresses the transfer of Physical Education to the Gold Coast, focusing on its shifting role in producing ideal subjects and its relationship to the imperial politics of the mid-20th century. It explores the contradictory ways in which, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), the training of young teachers in higher education institutions allowed for the transfer of British citizenship training codes into a colonial setting during the first half of the 20th century. It is focused on the conversation engaged between the Education Department of the Gold Coast and specialists in higher education institutions. The paper is based on archive material collected in the United Kingdom and Ghana.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/2/77Gold CoastGhanacitizenshipPhysical Educationsportshigher education
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title	Physical Education in the Colonial Gold Coast: From a Civilizing Mission to “Useful Citizens”
title_short	Physical Education in the Colonial Gold Coast: From a Civilizing Mission to “Useful Citizens”
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description	This paper addresses the transfer of Physical Education to the Gold Coast, focusing on its shifting role in producing ideal subjects and its relationship to the imperial politics of the mid-20th century. It explores the contradictory ways in which, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), the training of young teachers in higher education institutions allowed for the transfer of British citizenship training codes into a colonial setting during the first half of the 20th century. It is focused on the conversation engaged between the Education Department of the Gold Coast and specialists in higher education institutions. The paper is based on archive material collected in the United Kingdom and Ghana.
topic	Gold Coast Ghana citizenship Physical Education sports higher education
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Physical Education in the Colonial Gold Coast: From a Civilizing Mission to “Useful Citizens”

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