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EDSP 888 Research Apprenticeship in Special Education: Search Strategies

Apprentice practice utilizing a variety of research methods and design in an area of competence compatible with the student's professional goals

Searching Tips

Boolean Operators: AND, OR, and NOT 

Truncation: cut off the end of a word and use an asterisk “*”
 to get more results:

Ex: educat*= educate, education, educator, educating, etc...

Use Synonyms and related words to search


Keyword Searching Tips

  1. Search by words and phrases instead of sentences
  2. Breakdown by concepts
  3. Look at the subject headings/index terms for synonyms and alternate terms

Selecting Keywords

Boolean Operators

Phrase Searching & Nesting

Truncation