The Changing Face of Sport and Physical Education in Post-Colonial Singapore

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-56

  McNeill, Mike ^a   Sproule, John ^b   Horton, Peter ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0344630203     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357332032000050051     Document Type: Review

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