Young people and lifelong participation in sport and physical activity: A sociological perspective on contemporary physical education programmes in England and Wales

Leisure Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-43

  Green, Ken ^a   Smith, Andy ^a   Roberts, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LIFESTYLE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; YOUNG POPULATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12244308547     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0261436042000231637     Document Type: Article

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