PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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Journals
Among the journals received at York College of
particular interest to Physical Education
majors are found in the black binder’s index
(at the back of the volume) under the subjects
of “Sports and Games” and “Physical Fitness.”
Appropriate journals can also be found under
other subjects.
Articles about Physical Education
Articles about Physical Education can
occasionally be found in many more general
journals and newspapers, including:
• The New York Times
Books about Physical Education 1
Books about Physical Education can be found
using the CUNYPLUS database. To find books
owned by York, simply click on the “Books and
More” subject from the York College Library
homepage (york.cuny.edu/library): the Library
homepage can be easily accessed from the
college’s homepage (york.cuny.edu) and
clicking on the library icon in the upper right
hand corner of the page.
Books about Physical Education 2
Once on the books page, a user can choose to
find out what books are owned by the
particular college (York) or by all CUNY
libraries. Then, a search by subject, author,
title, etc. can be executed. CLICS can be used
to request a circulating book from any CUNY
library!
Physical Education Databases
Among the general databases available through
York on the world wide web that are of particular
interest to Physical Education majors are:
Academic Search Premier
Access Newspaper Archive
EBSCO (search multiple EBSCO databases)
ERIC (EBSCO)
Health Science Nursing/ Academic Education
(EBSCO)
More Physical Education Databases
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More general Databases which also include
articles related to Physical Education, include:
Infotrac National Newspaper Index
Infotrac: New York State Newspapers
Infotrac Nursing and Allied Health
Lexis-Nexis
Medline (EBSCO)
Medline with full text (EBSCO)
More Physical Education Databases
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• Medline Plus Consumer Health Information
• Proquest Historical Newspapers: The New York
Times
• Readers Guide Full Text Mega Edition (Wilson)
• Social Sciences Full Text (Wilson)
Physical Education Websites 3
In addition to York specific databases, there are several
Internet sites that Physical Education students are
encouraged to visit:
1. CanTeach: P.E. Lesson Resources:
http://www.canteach.ca/links/linkpelesson.html
2. Internet4Classrooms: Health, P.E., Wellness
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/health.htm
3. Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Physical Education
http://etc.usf.edu/pe/index.htm
4. Physical Education Lesson Plans Page
http://members.tripod.com/~pazz/lesson.html
Associations and Organization
To view associations and organizations
concerned with Physical Education, a user is
encouraged to consult The Encyclopedia of
Associations