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This text presents a history of PE in specialist women's colleges. Taking Chelsea College as an extended case study, the book looks back at 100 years of social, political and educational development comparing six women's colleges and tracing their impact on PE teaching. The book also looks at the Heads of colleges, the impact on women's rights with regard to training and professional careers, the development of the PE curriculum, and more the diversification of courses such as sports science and leisure studies.
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The Challenge of Change in Physical Education The Challenge of Change in Physical Education: Chelsea College of Physical Education—Chelsea School, University of Brighton 1898–1998 Ida M.Webb UK USA Falmer Press, 1 Gunpowder Square, London, EC4A 3DE Falmer Press, Taylor & Francis Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106 © Ida M.Webb 1999 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the publisher. First published in 1999 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0-203-48746-X Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-79570-9 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0 7507 0976 6 (Print Edition) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data are available on request Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders for their permission to reprint material in this book. The publishers would be grateful to hear from any copyright holder who is not here acknowledged and will undertake to rectify any errors or omissions in future editions of this book. Contents List of Figures vii Acknowledgments viii Preface x Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Foundation: 1898–1929 Dorette Wilke Head Mistress 13 Chapter 3 Transition: 1929–1958 May Fountain Headmistress 1929–45 Principal 1945–50 Gwyneth Cater Principal 1950–53 Beryl Gough Acting Principal January–August 1954 Annie Rogers Principal 1954–58 46 Chapter 4 Expansion: 1958–1976 Audrey Bambra Principal 78 Chapter 5 Incorporation: 1976–1998 Patricia Kingston Head of School 1976–79 Gillian Burke Head of School 1979–84 Joy McConachie-Smith Acting Head of School September–February 1984–85 Elizabeth Murdoch Head of School 1985–98 119 Chapter 6 Conclusions 167 Appendices I Sources of Information II Examples of Staff Lists: a 1929/30 b 1958/59 c 1976/77 d 1997/98 III Officers: Chelsea Old Students’ Association: a 1904 to 1981 President, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer. b 1985 to 1998 Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer. One-Year Course Association: c 1935 to 1939 President, Chairman, Secretary. 175 176 176 177 178 180 184 184 186 187 v Contents IV V Countries outside the United Kingdom from which students have been recruited to study at Chelsea. Associations/organizations with which Chelsea staff and/or students have worked. 188 189 Select Bibliography/Further Reading 193 Index 197 vi List of Figures 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 The first curriculum Awards in 1902 The first staff of the College Members of the first one-year course for certified teachers Results: London Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Physical Education, 1933 The London Diploma: Overall positions The Chelsea College Diploma Course Cultural