Sex equity and physical activity levels in coeducational physical education: Exploring the potential of modified game forms

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-173

  van Acker, Ragnar ^a   da Costa, Francisco Carreiro ^b   de Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Cardon, Greet ^a   Haerens, Leen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Class; Lesson; Sex; Single sex; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960642841     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408980902877609     Document Type: Article

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