Construct a logical search using keywords we identified as a class.
" "
To search for specific phrases, enclose them in quotation marks. The database will search for those words together in that order.
Examples:
“racial bias”
“school discipline”
“high schools”
TRUNCATION
Truncate a word in order to search for different forms of the same word. Many databases use the asterisk * as the truncation symbol.
Example:
Add the truncation symbol to the word teen* to search for teen, teens, teenager, teenagers, etc.
You do have to be careful with truncation. If you add the truncation symbol to the word minor*, the database will search for minor, minors, minority, minorities, etc.
AND, OR
Join together search terms in a logical manner.
AND - narrows searches, used to join dissimilar terms
OR - broadens searches, used to join similar terms
Examples:
#1
race AND "school discipline"
#2
“school discipline” OR "school suspension" OR "school punishment"
#3
school discipline” OR "school suspension" OR "school punishment"
AND
race
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