The leisure and sport participation patterns of high school learners in Potchefstroom

South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-80

  Fourie, Jaco ^a   Slabbert, Elmarie ^a   Saayman, Melville ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behaviour; Correlation analysis; Leisure; Needs; Recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954461624     PISSN: 03799069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajrs.v33i1.65488     Document Type: Article

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