Parents’ perspectives on the practice of high school sport in a canadian context

Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-257

  Camiré, Martin ^a   Trudel, Pierre ^a   Forneris, Tanya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Experience; Skills; Support; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991808450     PISSN: 19398441     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19398440903192324     Document Type: Article

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