The Effects of a Sportsmanship Education Program on the Behavior of College Intramural Sports Participants

Recreational Sports Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-128

  Mathner, Robert P ^a   Martin, Christina L L ^a   Tatum, Shane A ^a   Chouti, Deepak ^a  

^a TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; intramural sports; sportsmanship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936106074     PISSN: 15588661     EISSN: 1558867X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/rsj.34.2.119     Document Type: Article

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