Health & Physical Education

Sample Call Numbers 
Sample Subject Headings 
Library Catalogs 
Sample Materials 
Research Databases 
Relevant Journals 
Selected Web Pages and Digital Archives 
 

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Sample Call Numbers
Physical education and training
School and college athletics
Elementary or public school education
Secondary education. High school 
Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine 
Public Health Study and teaching. Research
Personal health and hygiene

GV 201-GV 555
GV 346-GV 351.5
LB 1555-LB 1602
LB 1603- LB 1696.6
RA 421- RA 790.95
RA 440-RA 440.87
RA 773-RA 788

Sample Subject Headings
Start by searching the catalog by keyword. Use whatever terms you think best describe your topic. When you find a record that matches what you are looking for, view the record and see what subject headings were used. Then search again using that term as a subject search.

Physical Education and Training Physical Fitness

Physical Education and training -- Curricula -- United States
Physical Education and training -- Law and Legislation -- United States Physical Education and Training -- Periodicals

Physical Education and Training -- Research
School Sports Baseball for children Soccer for children

 

Library Catalogs 
Von Canon Library Catalog 
Washington and Lee Catalog   
VMI Preston Library Catalog  
Rockbridge Public Library Catalog (incl. BV Branch)  
WorldCat Database   

Sample Materials

Introduction to physical education, fitness, and sport
Administration of physical education and sport programs
Concepts of fitness and wellness
Lifetime physical fitness and wellness
Thinner than thou
Dr. Sears' LEAN kids
Physical activity and health
Teaching middle school physical education 
Teaching responsibility through physical activity 
Physical activity and sport for the secondary school student
Learning to teach physical education in the secondary school
Sport and physical education the key concepts
Gender and physical education contemporary issues

GV 341 .S479 L96
GV 713 .H67 2004
RA 781 .C644 2008
RA 781 .H6 2007
PS 3568 .E367 T49 2004
RJ 133 .S43 2003
RA 781 .K763 2001
GV 365 .M65
GV 342.27 .H45
GV 361 .P48 
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Research Databases
Academic Search Complete
Alt HealthWatch
ArticleFirst
BioOne
Choice Reviews Online
Consumer Health Complete
Contemporary Women's Issues
Credo Reference
eBook Collection
Education Research Complete
Electronic Library
Environment Complete
ERIC
GPO
GreenFILE
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
HighWire Press
Hospitality & Tourism Complete
JSTOR
JURN
Legal Collection
MasterFILE Premier
MedicLatina
MEDLINE
Military & Government Collection
Newspaper Source Plus
OAISter
Proquest Dissertations and Theses
PsycInfo 
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Salud en Espanol
Teacher Reference Center
Wiley Online Library
WorldCat

Relevant Journals 
Physical Education and Sport
Physical Educator
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
Quest
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Strategies
Journal of Coaching Education
Journal of School Health
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 

These are just examples.  To find more, or to look for a specific journal/periodical, use the JournalFinder tool on the Von Canon Library homepage.

Selected Web Pages & Digital Archives 
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 
Virginia Association for the Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 
American Association for Health Education 
American Heart Association Healthier Kids 
Virginia Department of Education Physical Education Standards 
Federal Resources for Education Excellence Health and PE