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Key Sports Leadership Databases
Here are some of your best options for finding articles on issues and topics in sport and society, including culture, race, gender, youth, violence, diversity, respect, disabilities, activism, and human rights. This field is very interdisciplinary so you'll want to try more than one of these resources.
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SPORTDiscus with Full TextCovers sports medicine & psychology, sports science, injury prevention & rehabilitation, physical therapy, physical fitness, exercise & education, nutrition, kinesiology, coaching & training, sport administration, doping, health & health education, etc.
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Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)Full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed (scholarly) titles covering all academic subjects.
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ERICSponsored by the US Department of Education; provides extensive access to school and learning-related literature.
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PsycINFO 1887-Current (Ebsco)The American Psychological Association's database of articles, books, and other international documents in psychology.
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GenderWatch (ProQuest)Reprints full articles from women's studies magazines and newsletters, as well as some scholarly journals.
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Communications & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost)Unique coverage of sports and culture in the public media including print journalism, radio, television, and advertising. Significant full text is available.
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CINAHL Complete (EbscoHost)Most comprehensive source of full-text articles for allied health issues in journals, including gender and race comparisons in sports, identity, and disability.
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)Up-to-date full-text news information--search for newspapers, periodicals, public records, and legal documents. Can be used to find laws and regulations pertaining to sports.
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Business Source Complete (EbscoHost)Useful source for the study of the psychosocial aspects of sports in the consumer and marketplace, the workplace, and the arena venues.
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Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Gale Cengage)This collection includes titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and more.
