Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School Series: Literature as an Historical Source

Autor/in	Lidbury, Clare
Titel	Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School Series: Literature as an Historical Source
Quelle	In: Children's Literature in Education, 44 (2013) 4, S.345-358 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0045-6713
DOI	10.1007/s10583-013-9199-2
Schlagwörter	Childrens Literature; Physical Education; Dance Education; Educational History; Boarding Schools; Single Sex Schools; Womens Education; Authors; Physical Education Teachers; Teacher Role; Teacher Education; Staff Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Dance; Education; Tanzerziehung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Boarding school; Internat; Single-sex schools; Single-sex classes; Single sex classes; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Author; Autor; Autorin; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Lehrerrolle; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	This article examines whether Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School books--a series of girls' school stories spanning the late 1920s to the early 1970s--can be regarded as historical sources for the study of physical education and dance in girls' boarding schools during this period. An overview of her experience as teacher and headmistress, an examination of the training and role of PE teachers during this time, and observations on the role other staff played in games coaching and dance teaching confirms that this children's literature is an accurate representation. The incorporation of contemporary details in her writing, through referencing current events for example, strengthens the case for acknowledging this. However it is concluded that the source becomes less accurate in the latter half of the series when Brent-Dyer lost contact with the education world and with young people. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10