Game-centered approaches to teaching physical education

Handbook of Physical Education

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 627-651

  Oslin, Judy ^a   Mitchell, Stephen ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781848608009.n35     Document Type: Chapter

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