Teachers' Attitudes Toward Teaching Physical Activity and Fitness

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-84

  Kulinna, Pamela Hodges ^a   Silverman, Stephen ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief systems; Physical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TEACHING;

EID: 0034152833     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2000.10608884     Document Type: Article

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