Positive youth development and physical activity/sport interventions: Mechanisms leading to sustained impact

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 256-281

  Armour, Kathleen ^a   Sandford, Rachel ^b   Duncombe, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

physical activity programmes; positive youth development; programme evaluation; sustained impact; youth disaffection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879650819     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2012.666791     Document Type: Article

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