Article Assignment
Each class member will research an article concerning facility management from a peer-reviewed journal. Network with classmates to make certain no article is duplicated. Refer to the template found in “Annotated Bib Template”, but understand that the summaries in the template DO NOT meet length requirements. Your summary is to be at least one page in length and not more than one and a half pages. You have been sent a definition of PEER REVIEWED previously in an announcement and in an email. Summarize your article in Times New Roman 12 point font using 1 inch margins without plagiarizing, cite it in APA format (see template below), and upload it into Canvas by the deadline. The article assignment requires a different article than the three articles you will summarize in the annotated bib assignment. This assignment will help you perfect the annotated bib if you will read your feedback.
A “peer-reviewed journal” or “refereed journal” is a scholarly periodical which requires that each article submitted for publication be judged by an independent panel of experts (scholarly or scientific peers). Articles not approved by a majority of these peers are not accepted for publication by the journal.
TEMPLATE
Dougherty, N. & Seidler, T. (2007). Injuries in the buffer zone: A serious risk-management
problem. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 78(2), 132-140.
This article emphasizes that to provide a safe environment, most sport and recreational activities require a certain amount of space between the activities and the obstructions. This space is referred to as a buffer zone. The buffer zone issue is a complex one and is especially acute in the sport of basketball. According to lawsuit analysis, lack of adequate buffer space was alleged to have been the primary cause of injury in 21 percent of all cases. Information in this article makes it apparent that facilities must be designed as much as is feasible with injury prevention in mind. Walls and spectator seating should be as far away from the playing surface as possible. Accidents happen, and we cannot and do not want to provide activities that are completely without risk. However, it should be the goal of each facility manager to reduce the risk as much as possible. I found this article to be interesting and especially useful for someone planning to construct a facility for activity.
