Long-Term effects of a physical education curriculum and staff development program: SPARK

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 280-291

  McKenzie, Thomas L ^a   Sallis, James F ^b   Kolody, Bohdan ^a   Faucette, F Nell ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Physical activity; Physical education; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; FITNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RECREATION; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; FACULTY; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TEACHING;

EID: 0031306638     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1997.10608009     Document Type: Article

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