Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science

This guide is intended to help with the research process for health, physical education, and exercise science projects. On this page, you'll find information about the research process and places to get ideas for research topics. If you are ready to start your research, use the "Best Bets" tab to find reference books, databases, web resources, and search tips that are highly likely to help you find sources. If you are looking to dive deeper on a specific topic, use the tabs on the left to find resources for those subjects. 

If you need help navigating this guide or searching further, don't hesitate to reach out to your subject librarian. 

Understanding the research process will help you create a plan and help you focus your research. The steps below are a guide to the overall process and are a starting point. For more information, visit our Getting Started With Research guide. 

Remember that these steps are a guide. You may need to repeat some steps of the process as you go or complete them in a different order; for example, you may need to change or refine your topic after gathering background information, or you may need to brainstorm more keywords after evaluating your results. No matter what stage of research you are in, you can contact the library for help.