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Using This Guide
This guide is intended for MCLA students who are conducting research on coaching.
Use the blue tabs on the left to navigate through the different research areas and topics available in this guide. When you click on a tab, you will notice that the different sections of the page will appear nested under it. You can either click on these to jump to a specific part of the page, or simply scroll down to look at all of the available resources. For more business related resources, take a look at our Education Research Guide.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.
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Suggested Databases
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is the library's most popular database. It includes multi-disciplinary coverage,full-text access to journal articles and other scholarly materials not typically available through web searches.
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SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for 550 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus.
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ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
The Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
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PsycINFO 1887-Current This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO , from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s.
Suggested Journal Titles
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Coaching Psychologist Publishes articles on all aspects of research, theory, practice and case studies in the arena of coaching psychology.
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International Journal of Coaching Science Publishes original theoretical or empirical papers, and research articles related to the field of coaching.
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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching Aims to bridge the gap between coaching and sports science; integrates theory and practice in sports science, promotes critical reflection of coaching practice, & evaluates commonly accepted beliefs about coaching effectiveness & performance enhancement.
Search Everything
Some suggested keywords for searching are listed below.
These links bring you to the library's discovery portal, which searches books, ebooks, articles, journals, and more. To narrow down your search, use the tools on the left-hand side of your results screen.
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