The physical education and school sport environment inventory: Preliminary validation and reliability

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-67

  Fairclough, Stuart J ^a   Hilland, Toni A ^a   Vinson, Don ^b   Stratton, Gareth ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

physical environment; scale development; school; validation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INVENTORY; OBSERVATORY; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPORTS FACILITY; TEACHING;

EID: 84855162791     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916510388495     Document Type: Article

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