Physical activity and environmental influences during secondary school physical education

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-37

  Chow, Bik C ^a   McKenzie, Thomas L ^b,c   Louie, Lobo ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Hong Kong; Lesson context; SOFIT; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849094534     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: 15432769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.28.1.21     Document Type: Article

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