A constructivist-informed approach to teaching swimming

Quest

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 387-404

  Light, Richard ^a,b   Wallian, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

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EID: 52449100671     PISSN: 00336297     EISSN: 15432750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2008.10483588     Document Type: Article

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