Young people's views on the nature and purposes of physical education: A sociological analysis

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-58

  Smith, Andy ^a   Parr, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity choice; Curricula; Physical education; Sociability; Sport; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845771656     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320601081526     Document Type: Article

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