The enjoyment of formal and informal recreation and leisure activities: A comparison of school-aged children with and without physical disabilities

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-130

  King, Gillian ^a,b   Petrenchik, Theresa ^c   Law, Mary ^c   Hurley, Patricia ^c  

^a Ministry of Children and Youth Services Child and Parent Resource Institute   (Canada)

^b University of Toronto   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Children; Disability; Enjoyment; Leisure; Participation; Recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651211998     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120902868558     Document Type: Article

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