Understanding teachers' will and capacity to accomplish physical education curriculum reform: The implications for teacher development

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-95

  Ha, Amy S ^a   Wong, Ada C ^b   Sum, Raymond K ^a   Chan, Daniel W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Secondary School   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Curriculum reform; Physical education; Receptivity; Teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949018402     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320701780746     Document Type: Article

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