Connecting policy aspirations with principled progress? An analysis of current physical education challenges in Scotland

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-223

  Thorburn, Malcolm ^a   Jess, Mike ^a   Atencio, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Innovation; Pedagogy; Physical Education; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449672615     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323310902884334     Document Type: Article

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