Friendship, physicality, and physical education: An exploration of the social and embodied dynamics of girls' physical education experiences

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-336

  Hills, Laura ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Competence; Friendship; Gender; Physical capital; Physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547493935     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320701464275     Document Type: Article

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