Exploring how girls navigate their embodied identities in physical education

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-196

  Fisette, Jennifer L ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Gender; Physical education; Power relations; Public display

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957947421     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2010.535199     Document Type: Article

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