Young people's participation in national curriculum physical education: A study of 15-16 year olds in North-West England and North-East Wales

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-194

  Smith, Andy ^a   Thurston, Miranda ^a,b   Lamb, Kevin ^a   Green, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Norwegian School of Sports Sciences   (Norway)

Author keywords

15 16 year olds; Gender; National curriculum; Physical education; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249094122     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X07077401     Document Type: Article

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