Physical education in the educational press of the 19th century: the magazine La Educación (Argentina, 1886-1899)

Abstract

On March 1, 1886, the entity known as the National Education Association published the magazine “La Educación” for the first time, with the objective of propagating good pedagogical methods and procedures among all educationalists in the country. Within it, physical education would form an important part in various publications.
For the purposes of this work, we believe that the trip of José Benjamín Zubiaur, Pablo Pizzurno and Alejo Peyret to the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1899 modified the conception of Argentine physical education, with Education being one of the modes chosen by them. together with other prominent educators, to spread new ideas, which would mark a before and after in the field of Argentine “physical culture.”
The objective of this work is to analyze the place of physical education in the innovative pedagogical ideas of the late 19th century transmitted by the magazine La Educación between the years 1886 and 1899. To do this, we will observe how physical education was referred to. , what currents and methods prevailed, what were the bibliographic sources and authors that circulated, and what were the discussions that existed about them.
In order to carry out this task, all the La Educación magazines were consulted, found in the Historical Fund of the “Celia Ortiz de Montoya” Library, belonging to the Normal School of the city of Paraná, Entre Ríos.