University students' attitudes toward physical education teaching

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-212

  Li, Fengjuan ^a   Chen, Junjun ^b   Baker, Miles ^c  

^a SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chinese education; Confirmatory factor analysis; Exploratory factor analysis; Participation in physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898883437     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: 15432769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.2012-0187     Document Type: Article

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