The development of fundamental motor skills of four- to five-yearold preschool children and the effects of a preschool physical education curriculum

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-343

  Iivonen, S ^a   Saakslahtia A ^a   Nissinenb, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fundamental motor skills; Physical education curriculum; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956082415     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430903387461     Document Type: Article

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