Engaging children through sport: Examining the disconnect between program vision and implementation

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 805-812

  Newland, Brianna ^a   Dixon, Marlene A ^b   Christine Green, B ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health interventions; Physical activity; School based programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SPORT;

CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; SPORTS;

EID: 84881537082     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.10.6.805     Document Type: Article

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