Classroom teachers' perceptions of the impact of barriers to teaching physical education on the quality of physical education programs

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 506-516

  Morgan, Philip J ^a   Hansen, Vibeke ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consequences; Physical activity; Primary school; Program success

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 58149339879     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599517     Document Type: Article

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