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Education Research Step-by-Step

An online guide designed to help teacher education students do research in the Spring Hill College libraries.
Search Strategy Builder

This tool is designed to teach you how to create a search string using Boolean logic. Cut and paste the search string results into the search box of a library database or search engine.

Concept 1 and Concept 2 and Concept 3
Name your concepts here
Search terms Search terms Search terms
List alternate terms for each concept.

These can be synonyms, or they can be specific examples of the concept.

Use single words, or "short phrases" in quotes

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Cut and paste the results above into the search box of a library database or search engine.
 
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