Complexity theory: Supporting curriculum and pedagogy developments in scottish physical education

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-199

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Curriculum; Ecological theory; Pedagogy; Physical education; Social constructivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951688990     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2011.540424     Document Type: Review

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