1. Finding Sources for Your Research PaperEDFOUND 243 – FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY

5. Required Sources One book and one peer-reviewed journal article OR Four peer-reviewed journal articles and/or chapters from edited books

7. Refereed Journals: Articles are reviewed by other experts(peers) before publication

8. Published less often than magazines and newspapers

9. Goal: to present research and provide research-based examples of best practices

10. References included

13. Print OR digital format

14. Background information

15. Broad view of a topic

16. Bibliography

17. Publishing process ... a long time

19. Print OR digital format

20. Background information

21. Broad view of a topic

22. Bibliography

23. Publishing process ... a long time

25. * ? Truncation Search different forms of the same word starting with the root Expands a search (more results!) Examples: divers* = diverse, diversity…. educat* = education, educate…. teach* = teacher, teaching… cat* = cat, cats, cataclysm, catatonic…

26. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

27. Boolean Operator: OR Search different forms of the same word Expands a search (more results!) Synonyms Examples (diversity OR multicultural) (education OR teaching OR school*)

29. Narrows the search (more specific)

30. Results in fewer books, articles…diversity AND education diversity education education diversity

31. ( ) Boolean Operator: Nesting Use when combining with both OR & AND Algebra order of operation: Start with what’s in parenthesis. Examples (diversity OR multicultural) AND film (diversity OR multicultural) AND education

32. “ ” Boolean Operator: Phrases Multiple words must be adjacent to each other in the title, abstract, or full text. Examples “New York City” “bilingual education” But please, not “students”

33. Test Run! I want to find out about inequities (if there are any) in funding for public schools in the state of Wisconsin. Step 1: pick out key terms Step 2: synonyms for funding state aid finance budget Wilson Web: wisconsinAND "public schools" AND ("state aid" OR funding OR finance)

34. LibGuide EdFound243: Foundations of Education in a Pluralistic Society Prof. Amy Shuffelton http://libguides.uww.edu/edfound243