The effects of an integrated curriculum model on student learning and attainment

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-50

  Thorburn, Malcolm ^a   Collins, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b LoughboroughUniversity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Curriculum; Integration; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548612594     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X06060210     Document Type: Article

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