Symbolic capital in physical education and health: To be, to do or to know? That is the gendered question

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 245-260

  Redelius, Karin ^a   Fagrell, Birgitta ^a   Larsson, Håkan ^b  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ability; Assessment; Gender; Grades; Physical education; Symbolic capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449589122     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320902809195     Document Type: Article

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