Setting the Scene – Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice
When Americans Really Built Programmes to Foster Healthy Lifestyles, 1918–1940
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12217855 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberta J Park (NewLink Genetics (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1427-1452 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of the History of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-3367 • E-ISSN: 1743-9035 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09523360802299195 |
| OpenAlex | W2057318982 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
Although stadium construction has become an obsession in this century, a different set of sensibilities were evident in the early twentieth century with fitness programs gaining support within communities across the United States. Since the 1990s the number of scientific studies that support the importance of regular physical activity has become immense. However, as the authors of a recent article in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health observed, in spite of impressive research, transforming the scientific knowledge into effective social policy remains a great challenge. This was not always the case. During the 1920s programmes that provided opportunities for children, youth and adults to engage in games, sports and other healthful activities grew extensively. Educational and civic-minded organizations, municipal agencies and private citizens all contributed. Economic problems brought forth by the Great Depression notwithstanding, a large number of programmes continued to enable Americans to engage in a wide range of physical activities that fostered healthy lifestyles. This article examines a multiplicity of successful efforts that were made to ‘Bridge the Gap between Knowledge and Practice’ in the US between 1918 and 1940
Bridge (graph theory · Bridging (networking · Economic growth · Physical activity · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Stadium · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Medicine · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports and Physical Education Studies
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2019 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |