While it is commonly thought that physical literacy is an early 21st-century construct and is often credited to Margaret Whitehead, in fact, the term physical literacy can be traced back to the late 1800s. In this narrative, the authors review descriptions of physical literacy that appeared in the late 19th and early to mid-20th century literature and show how physical literacy is historically tied to the reoccurring contextual issue of threats to active lifestyles and how definitional components of the construct have both remained consistent, while others changed over the course of the century. They conclude by discussing some tensions that have arisen with the Whiteheadian construction of the term, as well as the conflation of the term with fitness or physical education. In doing so, the authors hope to open up greater discussion of the multidisciplinary potential of this construct.

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20 世纪关于体育素养结构起源的叙述

虽然人们普遍认为身体素养是 21 世纪早期的概念，并且通常归功于玛格丽特怀特黑德，但实际上，身体素养这个词可以追溯到 1800 年代后期。在这个叙述中，作者回顾了 19 世纪末和 20 世纪中叶文学中出现的体育素养的描述，并展示了体育素养在历史上如何与对积极生活方式的威胁的反复出现的背景问题联系在一起，以及该构念的定义成分如何两者都保持一致，而另一些则在本世纪中发生了变化。他们最后讨论了怀特海德式对该术语的构造以及该术语与健身或体育的混淆所产生的一些紧张关系。在这样做，