An examination of high school students' attitudes toward physical education with regard to sex and sport participation

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 98, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 754-758

  Koca, Canan ^a   Demirhan, Giyasettin ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 4043146516     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.98.3.754-758     Document Type: Article

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