Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance
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- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Vol. 5 (1) , 10
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-5-10
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review relationships of academic performance and some of its determinants to participation in school-based physical activities, including physical education (PE), free school physical activity (PA) and school sports.Keywords
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