'Exergaming,' corporate interests and the crisis discourse of childhood obesity

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-185

  vander Schee, Carolyn J ^a   Boyles, Deron ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

De skilling; Discourse analysis; Pedagogy; Physical education; School business partnerships; Student bodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951908584     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573321003683828     Document Type: Article

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