Relationships between personal biography and changes in preservice classroom teachers' physical activity promotion competence and attitudes

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 320-339

  Webster, Collin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive physical activity programs; Elementary education majors; Nonspecialist teachers; Primary teachers; Teacher biography; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856909836     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: 15432769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.30.4.320     Document Type: Article

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