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ERIC Number: EJ645101
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Athletes with Visual Impairments: Attributes and Sports Participation.
Ponchillia, Paul E.; Strause, Brad; Ponchillia, Susan V.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v96 n4 p267-72 Apr 2002
A study of athlete members of the United States Association of Blind Athletes (n=159) assessed factors affecting sport participation and sport attitudes. Those who received physical education in junior high school or high school were more likely to participate in school or college sports than were those who did not. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Athletes, Athletics, Blindness, Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Junior High Schools, Performance Factors, Physical Education, Self Concept, Student Participation, Visual Impairments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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