HPEG 61400: Research Methods in Health and Physical Education
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Locke, L., Silverman, S.J. & Spirduso, W.W. (2010). Reading and understanding research (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Thomas, J.R., Nelson, J.K. & Silverman, S.J. (2005). Research methods in physical activity (5th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Determine and define the clinical problem
· Frame this in a question format as it will help you determine the key concepts: population, intervention and outcome.
Generate a list of keywords using PICO
· Patient or Population (what is the disorder or disease)
· Intervention
· Comparison (if any)
· Outcome (what you are hoping to assess)
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
This is a great tool for finding education, health promotion, and psychosocial health articles along with research articles.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
This is a great tool for finding primary biomedical journal articles with links to some full-text.
ERIC (Ebsco interface)
The premier education database including bibliographic citations, abstracts, and some full-text for journal articles, research and technical reports, conference papers and proceedings, program descriptions, teaching guides, and lesson plans. ERIC also includes evidence based health resources.
Academic Search Premier
This multidisciplinary source indexes scholarly journals, popular magazines, and current events; there is something for everyone!
A comprehensive source of full-text articles for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 520 journals indexed back to 1985. This is a great tool for all things related to sports and education.
CINAHL This is a great tool for finding education, health promotion, and psychosocial health articles along with research articles.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
This is a great tool for finding primary biomedical journal articles with links to some full-text.
ERIC (Ebsco interface)
The premier education database including bibliographic citations, abstracts, and some full-text for journal articles, research and technical reports, conference papers and proceedings, program descriptions, teaching guides, and lesson plans. ERIC also includes evidence based health resources.
Academic Search Premier
This multidisciplinary source indexes scholarly journals, popular magazines, and current events; there is something for everyone!
Use this exercise as a template to help you with your literature assignment and research project. Library Exercise 
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for many disciplines in the social sciences. The current edition is the sixth (2010).
