Many library databases have advanced search screens like this:
Boolean Operator | Example | What it does |
AND | bilingual education AND language policy | Narrows your search |
OR | teens OR adolescents OR "young adults" | Broadens your search |
NOT | "heritage language immersion" NOT "dual language immersion" | Weeds out unhelpful stuff |
"" (Quotation marks) | "second language acquisition" | Searches an exact phrase, those words in that order |
* (Asterisk) |
communic* (will include possibilities like communication, communicators, communicating, etc) |
Includes all possible word ending variations |
Keywords: The topic of research will generate keywords and related terms.
Research Question Example: What is the impact of classroom assessment methods that overlook fairness in emerging bilingual students' learning process?
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