Specialist or nonspecialist physical education teachers in ontario elementary schools: Examining differences in opportunities for physical activity

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-419

  Faulkner, Guy E J ^a,c   Dwyer, John J M ^b,d   Irving, Hyacinth ^e   Allison, Kenneth R ^f   Adlaf, Edward M ^a,g   Goodman, Jack ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Faculty of Physical Education and Health

^d Departemenmt of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition ^*

^e Public Health and Regualatory Policy Departement in the Centre for Addition and Mental Health

^f Department of Public Health Sciences

^g CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

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