Teaching Games for Understanding and situated learning: Rethinking the Bunker-Thorpe model

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-192

  Kirk, David ^a   MacPhail, Ann ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Instructional model; Tactical approaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044531152     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: 15432769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.21.2.177     Document Type: Review

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