School Children and Sport in Ireland
- ISBN-10
- 0707002397
- ISBN-13
- 9780707002392
- Category
- Physical education for children
- Pages
- 106
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-01-01
- Publisher
- ESRI
- Authors
- Tony Fahey, Liam Delaney, Brenda Gannon
Description
Examines children's participation in sport, through physical education (PE) in schools, extra-curricular sport played in school, and sport played outside the school in sports clubs or other organised contexts. This report assesses the impact of a range offactors affecting participation and draws implications for public policy.
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