Aquatic instructors' attitudes toward teaching students with disabilities

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-207

  Conatser, Phillip ^a   Block, Martin ^b   Lepore, Monica ^c  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SWIMMING; TEACHER;

EID: 0033993720     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.17.2.197     Document Type: Article

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