E-mentoring in physical education: Promises and pitfalls

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 552-562

  Cothran, Donetta ^a   McCaughtry, Nate ^b   Faust, Roberta ^c   Garn, Alex ^e   Kulinna, Pamela Hodges ^d   Martin, Jeffrey ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chat rooms; Cybermentoring; Telementoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEACHER;

ADULT; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 70350153169     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599593     Document Type: Article

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