A qualitative analysis of individual interest in middle school physical education: Perspectives of early-adolescents

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-236

  Garn, Alex C ^a   Cothran, Donetta J ^b   Jenkins, Jayne M ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Learning; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959541408     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2010.532783     Document Type: Article

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