Critical Inquiry on the Body in Girls' Physical Education Classes: A Critical Poststructural Perspective

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-195

  Oliver, Kimberly L ^a   Lalik, Rosary ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activist research; Adolescent girls; Body image; Critical literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142699727     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.23.2.162     Document Type: Review

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