The Curriculum of the Body and the School as Clinic: Histories of Public Health and Schooling

This collection explores the history of embodiment, health, and schooling in an international context, focusing on educational technologies, practices, and public health programs that shape children's and young people's bodies. It adopts a historical approach, examining the period of mass schooling's global expansion. The book is organized into four sections: the school as a modern clinical space, programs and curricula that influence the discipline and care of the body, the built environment's impact on children's bodies, and pedagogies, rules, and routines that determine how the body is treated and experienced in school. It is of interest to postgraduate students and researchers in education, public health, history, policy studies, and sociology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 246 pages
Publication date: 05 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive collection of cutting-edge research explores the intricate relationship between history, health, and schooling on a global scale. It sheds light on a range of educational technologies, practices, and public health programs that shape and influence the physical bodies of children and young individuals, ultimately defining the curriculum of the body.

Taking a historical approach, the book delves into the era when mass schooling emerged as a global phenomenon, organizing its content into four major themes. The first section portrays the school as a modern clinical space, while the second examines programs and curricula that shape the discipline of caring for the body. The third section explores the impact of the built environment on the organization and experiences of children's bodies, and the final section outlines the pedagogies, rules, and routines that govern how the body is treated and experienced within school settings.

With a broad international and multidisciplinary perspective, this unique collection appeals to postgraduate students, researchers, and scholars in education, public health, history, policy studies, and sociology. It offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between these three domains and their profound implications for understanding the world we live in today.

Weight: 640g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032265254