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- 1. This presentation isnot about RefWorksConnecting your research to the scholarly literatureCreated by Stephanie Rosenblatt, Winter 2011
- 2. Why do youconduct research?What is the purpose of a literature review?How would you answer these questions?
- 3. Construct efficient searchesusing thesaurus termsConnect your research topic to the literature (work of other researchers)Identify key researchers and/or theorists working in your fieldWorkshop Goals
- 4. How To Votevia TextingEXAMPLEStandard texting rates only (worst case US $0.20)We have no access to your phone numberCapitalization doesn’t matter, but spaces and spelling doTIPS
- 5. Poll #1: ConductingResearchDon’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.
- 6. A thesaurus isa controlled vocabulary or list of terms used to describe the concepts addressed in an article. You are often able to find more information relating to your topic if you use the thesaurus term instead of conducting a simple keyword search.Every database has its own unique set of terms, but they are listed in the thesaurus.Using a database’s thesaurus
- 7. Poll #2: ConductingResearchDon’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.
- 8. Read the articlesyou find in batches.Identify how the articles address your themes. “Discard” those that don’t.Identify other studies you want to consult by reading the lit reviews of the articles you have found. (Even better: Find a literature review on your topic.)Look up key theorists or theories using encyclopedias then read the seminal works identified in those sources.Connecting your research to the work of other scholars
- 9. Kamman, M. L.,& Long, S. K. (2010). One district's approach to the induction of special education teachers. Journal of Special Education Leadership, 23(1), 21-29. Retrieved from http://www.casecec.org/Poll #3: Finding sources
- 10. Cole, M. (2009).Critical Race Theory and education: A Marxist response. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. How would you find this?
- 11. Darling-Hammond, L. (2009).President Obama and education: The possibility for dramatic improvements in teaching and learning. Harvard Educational Review, 79(2), 210-223. Retrieved from http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hepg/her.htmlHill, D. M., & Barth, M. (2004). NCLB and teacher retention: Who will turn out the lights?. Education and the Law, 16(2-3), 173-181. doi:10.1080/0953996042000291588Gamoran, A. (2007). Standards-based reform and the poverty gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind. Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution Press. Find these:
- 12. Use Web ofScience to see who has cited the article you are reading by conducting a Cited Reference Search.If your author has written a dissertation, he or she probably wrote an article on the same or similar topic. Conduct an author search using the major indexes (ERIC, Education Full Text, Academic Search Premier) and Google Scholar.Making sure you have the most current research
- 13. Use specialized encyclopedias,such as those in Gale Virtual Reference Library, to learn more about theorists or theories.Use the encyclopedia entries to learn more about the theory being studied and seminal texts related to those theories.Use WorldCator Find Journals to get those texts so you can read them.Understanding theories and identifying key texts
- 14. How do youknow when you have found everything on your topic?What does it mean when your professor says there is a “gap” in your literature?How would you answer these questions?
- 15. Look through thearticles you have already read. How have those authors supported their work? What theories did they use?Use Dissertations & Theses (Proquest) to see if other researchers have addressed your topic.Are scholars in other disciplines addressing your themes? Find their literature by selecting the relevant discipline in Find Databases.Mind the gap
- 16. Why are youconducting research?How do you engage or learn from the work other scholars have done before you?How can you develop a theoretical underpinning for your own research?How can you ensure that you have completed a comprehensive literature review?Summary
- 17. Education – PreK–12 Educational Leadershiphttp://www.library.fullerton.edu/guides/edleadpk12/home.phpEducational Leadership: Higher Educationhttp://www.library.fullerton.edu/guides/edleadcommcoll/Home.phpFor additional help:
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