Student activity levels, lesson context, and teacher behavior during middle school physical education

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-259

  McKenzie, Thomas L ^a   Marshall, Simon J ^b   Sallis, James F ^c   Conway, Terry L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Gender; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 0034263456     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2000.10608905     Document Type: Article

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