Evidence for the social construction of ability in physical education

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Hay, Peter J ^a   Macdonald, Doune ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ability; Physical education; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951248569     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320903217075     Document Type: Article

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