Meaningful participation of girls in senior physical education courses

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-244

  Gibbons, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; Curriculum coherence; Gender stereotyping in physical education; Girl friendly PE; Physical education curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249200369     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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