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*Physical Education: General Research Guide

Physical Education

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Welcome to the Physical Education Research Guide! Use the tabs on the side to find...

  • Where to Search: ONESearch and more databases
  • What to Search for: learn specifics about finding journals, books, and more!

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Want to jump right in? ONESearch is a great starting point!

Or take a look at the top databases for Physical Education! The tabs on the side have even more to explore and will give you more info on using these resources and the materials you'll find in them.

  • Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection (now called Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine)
    “Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection covers the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine.
    Journals and magazines covered include: American Journal of Sports Medicine; Baseball Research Journal; IDEA Fitness Journal; Joe Weider’s Muscle & Fitness; Journal of Sport Behavior; Physical Educator; Physical Therapy; Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport; Women in Sport & Physical Activity etc. “ (GALE) – Publishers description.
  • Physical Education Index (now called Sports Medicine and Education Index)
    Sports Medicine and Education Index provides a access to wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered. The database contains peer-reviewed journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, articles from the popular press, and many other publications in the field of Physical Education.
  • SPORTDiscus with Full Text
    With over 230 full text titles, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is a bibliographic and full text database covering both serial and monographic literature on sports, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, officiating, sport law and legislation, disabled athletes, sports facility design and management, intramural and school sports, doping, health, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health and therapy.