Articulating a Merleau-Pontian phenomenology of physical education: The quest for active student engagement and authentic assessment in high-stakes examination awards

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-280

  Thorburn, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Curriculum; Pedagogy; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 43349108767     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X08090709     Document Type: Article

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