A service learning based intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals in kinesiology pre-professionals

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-112

  Rukavina, Paul B ^a   Li, Weidong ^b   Rowell, Michael B ^c  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Petal High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Obesity bias; Physical activity barrier; Service learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749152533     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-007-9039-6     Document Type: Article

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