The Pictorial Representation of Gender and Physical Activity Level in Caldecott Medal Winning Children's Literature (1940-1999): A Relational Analysis of Physical Culture

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-150

  Nilges, Lynda M ^a   Spencer, Albert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Limestone College   (United States)

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EID: 0347934786     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357332022000018832     Document Type: Article

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