Barriers to providing physical education and physical activity in Victorian state secondary schools

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Jenkinson, Kate A ^a   Benson, Amanda C ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 78650290067     PISSN: 1835517X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2010v35n8.1     Document Type: Article

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