The game within the game: Girls' underperforming position in physical education

Gender and Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-118

  Fagrell, Birgitta ^a   Håkan, Larsson ^a   Redelius, Karin ^a  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body; Embodiment; Gender; Hegemonic masculinity; Learning; Physical education; Subject position; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858855154     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2011.582032     Document Type: Article

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