Effects of Manipulating the Motivational Climate in Physical Education Lessons

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-229

  Morgan, Kevin ^a   Carpenter, Paul ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

athletics; intervention; mastery; motivational climate; physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993708177     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X020083003     Document Type: Article

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