A Survey Of Required Physical Education Programs For Men In Colleges And Universities Enrolling More Than 5,000 Students In 1950

The Pennsylvania State College The Graduate School Department of Education PRESENT STATUS OF REQUIRED PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MEN IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ENROLLING MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS (1950) A Dissertation by Edward Paul Wagner Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION June 1950 Approved: -gyy -jrg Hugh 5 Davison, Professor of Educational Research -/9-dTo John D. Lawther, Professor of Physical Education . S'~2o-$~o S". oO. .palmer C. Weaver, Professor of Education, Acting.Head, Department of Education ii ACKNOWLEDGMENT The writer wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to the members of his committee: Dr. Hugh M. Davison, Chairman; Dr. Carroll D. Champlin; Professor John D. Lawther; Dr. Palmer C. Weaver; and Professor Mary Jane Wyland. It would have been Impossible to complete this study without the careful and individual guidance received from each member. The author Is indebted also to Professor Joseph F. Bedenk for his helpful suggestions and criticisms of the study. To the following he is grateful: The College Library staff and the staff of the School of Education. Personal and professional advice from the following Indi­ viduals have been a source of inspiration to the writer: Dr. Max Englehart; and Dr. Robert Patrick. To the men in the field, the men in charge of the required physical education programs at the colleges and universities studied, the author wishes to express his deepest appreciation. Without the moral support of his wife, Janet, and the thoughts of his children, Harriett and Paula, the author feels that much in the study would have been lost. E. P. W. 343732 •n Dr. Elwood Craig Davis; Dr. H. H. Clarke; Dr. George Spitz TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I II III IV V VI VII Page Introduction ..................... Statement of the P r o b l e m . 3 4 Purpose of the S t u d y ..... Definition of Terms . ... 5 Review of the L i t e r a t u r e . Procedures Pilot Study Final Study 1 7 ..................... . . . ....... 20 18 21 A Summary of Survey Results . . . 28 An Analysis of the Data, toStudy the Effect of the Size of Required Physical Education Program on the Character of That Program • • • . . . • • • . . Comparison of Data tabulated from Questionnaires received from 69 Colleges and Universities with Related Studies ........... 67 Conclusions 91 ........ .. . Recommendations and Suggested Problems A Set of Standards for the Required Program in Physical Education which might be Inferred from this Study and Similar Studies ................. Suggested Problems ............... BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX NO. I . . . . . . . ............. Printed Questionnaire . • 75 101 106 107 112 iv LIST OF TABLES TABLE I II III Pag e Schools that were sent Questionnaires, Their Enrollment of Men Students, and Total E n r o l l m e n t ................. ... 23-25 Enrollment of Men in Colleges Included 2.6 In the Study by S t a t e s ...... Colleges Included in the Study According to Types . • .... 27 Number of Full Time Undergraduate Students 29-30 (response of 69 c o l l e g e s ) . V Total Number of Students Participating in Required Physical Education Programs of the Response of 69 C o l l e g e s 32-33 . IV VI VII VIII IX X XI Hours Per Week Required Physical Education Classes Meet as Reported by 69 Colleges 35 percentage of Time Spent in