Librarian
Finding Sources
- Find It@USC LibrariesStart here when you have titles of articles, chapters, books. When searching for a topic, keep it simple in the single search box or use Advanced Search.
If you search with an article or book chapter title and don't find it, try searching for the journal or book. We might still have it.
- Education Source and ERIC This link opens in a new windowSearch both major education databases together. Note, the APA citation generated may not be 100% correct. Often does not get the format for article titles right. Should be sentence case, not title case.
- Education Source and ERIC at a GlanceTips on building searches, analyzing results and getting the materials.
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Brainstorming
Spend some time before you search to think about your topic. Think of specific terms and more general terms for each element of your topic. Here are some ideas for each of the general topics. Look closely at your results and use the thesaurus to generate more terms.
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continuous improvement educational improvement program improvement program effectiveness decision making |
data evidence based learning analytics |
Are you interested in a specific student population? Brainstorm words that describe it.
diverse / diversity cultural pluralism inclusion / inclusive
equitable educational equalization equal education |
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resource allocation budget* funding finance* expenditure
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school districts superintendents schools school administrat* principals |
equal education excellence educational equity disparit* |
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recruitment selection retention attrition development supervis*
You might also consider specific methods mentor* coaching |
school districts school employees school personnel teachers school administrat* principals superintendents school counselors |
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engag* participation involve* stakeholders |
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collaborat* collegial* team building teams peer |
organizational climate school climate work environment school environment corporate culture organizational culture |
See other columns for ideas
well being mental health burnout |
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cultivating develop* training capacity building professional development career development |
leadership |
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Building a Search
OR use in the same search box between terms
expands a search by looking for synonyms and related words
AND use between search boxes
narrows the search result
* wildcard to look for different endings
involv* finds involve, involving, involvement
" " look for terms as a phrase
