Children's Perceived Competence and Enjoyment in Physical Education and Physical Activity Outside School

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-43

  Carroll, Bob ^a   Loumidis, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

enjoyment of PE; perceived competence in PE; physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993683915     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X010071005     Document Type: Article

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