Thinking differently about curriculum: Analysing the potential contribution of physical education as part of 'health and wellbeing' during a time of revised curriculum ambitions in Scotland

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-398

  Thorburn, Malcolm ^a   Jess, Mike ^a   Atencio, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

curriculum; health and wellbeing; innovation; physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859331049     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2011.557653     Document Type: Article

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