A comparative analysis of secondary and high school physical education policy and practice for girls in the United Kingdom and the United States of America

In terms of taking part in physical activity and sport, the adolescent years are particularly challenging times for many girls as physical and emotional changes occur much earlier than boys causing greater self-consciousness and higher drop-out rates. Equally, it is at this stage of compulsory schoo...

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Main Author: Stidder, Gary
Published: University of Brighton 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516806