Historical Overview on Sports and Physical Education Teaching in Albanian Schools (End of XIXth Century-1930)
Abstract
This article aims at shedding light on the beginnings of Physical Education in the Albanian educational institutions. The period under consideration begins at the end of XIXth century and ends in the thirties of the XXth century. Inserting Physical Education in Albanian schools dates back to the period of Renaissance. An important role in these schools would surely be played by gymnastics, which would be taught on the basis of a curriculum disposing of an organized form and system. This novelty was noticed since the opening of the first Albanian school in Korçë, on March 7th, 1887. In these school children and youngsters did gymnastics based on an organized curriculum and system. This event is of a great historical and pedagogical importance for the institutionalization of Physical Education. But besides that, the school was the hearth where children and young people came closer to each other through the lesson, got together and began to perceive life not based on religious and regional separations, but on brotherhood relying on high social and patriotic ideals. The cultural and sports event went on expanding in the early years of the Twentieth Century. During this period, the foundation of different associations, which, besides their patriotic activity, put emphasis on the physical education of Albanian youth in their statuses. After the proclamation of the Independence, the subject of Physical Education intensified compared to the national spirit of the Albanian school. Even during the First World War, when Albania was occupied by several foreign armies, in schools where educational activity was still exerted, Physical Education did not fail to be taught. But Physical Education and Sports knew their flourishing period in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century. At that time, curricula and textbooks were drafted on Sports and Physical Education in accordance with the European countries teaching programs.
Keywords: School, Physical Education, Gymnastics, Cultural, and Sports Activities, Sport.
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