Exploring careership in outdoor education and the lives of women outdoor educators

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-153

  Allin, Linda ^a   Humberstone, Barbara ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career; Decision making; Gender; Life history; Outdoor education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646367217     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320600640678     Document Type: Article

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