Family, class and embodiment: Why school physical education makes so little difference to post-school participation patterns in physical activity

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 765-784

  Evans, John ^a   Davies, Brian ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body pedagogy; Embodiment; Ethnography; Physical education; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650084524     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2010.529473     Document Type: Article

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