'They Ought to Enjoy Physical Activity, You Know?': Struggling with Fun in Physical Education

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-221

  O'Reilly, Ellen ^a   Tompkins, Joanne ^a   Gallant, Margaret ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0242316945     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320120084281     Document Type: Article

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