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HPERD Research Articles


How to Identify Research Articles
How to differentiate research journal articles from other scholarly journal articles and links to a few examples of physical education research journal articles.
Physical Education Databases
Recommended health, recreation, physical education, and dance databases, including SPORTDiscus with Full Text the most comprehensive database for finding physical education research articles.
Other Full Text Periodical Databases
These full text periodical indexes include physical education titles and provide selective full text.
Periodical Titles
Use the Periodicals Titles list to determine if the full text of a specific journal title is available through Owens Library.
Citing Sources
See examples of how to cite various sources, including books, journals and web pages. 
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How to Identify Research Articles
Structure of a Research Article
This page details what to look for in a research journal article, including the introduction, the review of literature section, the methodology section, conclusion/discussion/results section, and references section.

Links to Representative Physical Education Research Articles


1) Muscle strength and physical fitness in Journal of Aging & Physical Activity

2)
Stretching and sprinting performance in Journal of Sports Sciences


 
Full Text Periodical Databases with selective coverage of physical education titles

Science Direct
Science Direct focuses on research articles in the health and life sciences with a selective coverage of titles relating to sport science and physical education.

Academic Search
This database "is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,176 journals in the collection."

bullet Using Article Linker
    This guide shows you how to use the Periodicals List link to find out if Owens Library has full text available for a specific journal.
bullet Locating Periodicals in Owens Library       
     Learn how to find the call number, the format/media type, and the Owens Library
     location of a periodical title, i.e., NOT the title of the journal or magazine article itself.
bullet Types of Periodicals
     Determine how to tell the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine.
bullet Locating Peer-Reviewed Periodicals 
     Discover how to limit a search to refereed or peer-reviewed articles.

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Revised (August 31, 2011)
Created (January 2006)
Current Author: Frank Baudino
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