Gender Differences in Children's Conceptions of Competence and Motivation in Physical Education

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-174

  Lee, Amelia M ^a   Fredenburg, Karen ^b   Belcher, Don ^c   Cleveland, Nancy ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 0010942543     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357332990040204     Document Type: Article

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