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SAHE 5387: Research Methods in Student Affairs

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Use Boolean logic to search by keywords and phrases:

  • AND: "first generation" AND mentor*
  • OR: male* OR men
( "student* employ*" OR "student personnel worker*" OR "student worker*" )
AND        
( mentor* )        
AND        
( "professional development" OR "professional learning" OR "professional training" )

The search boxes get translated into a ( text search string ) that can be read by other library databases.

( "student* employ*" OR "student personnel worker*" OR "student worker*" or "student workstud*" ) AND mentor* AND ( "professional development" OR "professional learning" OR "professional training" )

Use "quotation marks" to search for whole phrases: "student affairs"

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Consider truncation. The symbol used is usually *.

UNIVERSIT* will retrieve: 
universities, university 

Check Subject terms for other words/phrases that may work as synonyms for your topic.

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Ann M. Gansemer-Topf, Paige Haber-Curran, Shannon R. Dean-Scott, Brenda L. McKenzie, Emelia Dunston, Kelly Schrum, Diane Cardenas Elliott, Alex C. Lange, Paul E. Bylsma, & John M. Braxton. (2024). SoTL in Student Affairs Graduate Preparation Programs. New Directions for Student Services, 185, 19–39.