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EDUC 1300 - Lechuga, Casey: Peer Reviewed Articles & Career Sources

Peer reviewed articles

Searching as Strategic Exploration

You will find 2 peer-reviewed journal articles about your career, published in the last 5 years. Please pick a topic relevant to your career - follow your interests and consider what your want to know/learn/find interesting.

You will find 2 peer-reviewed journal articles, published in the last 5 years:

  • 1 article relevant to your career
  • 1 article from the topics provided:

 

Barriers to Higher Education for men of color: Financial, social, and structural challenges

Role of community colleges in supporting men of color: Pathways, persistence, and transfer opportunities

Why men of color leave college before graduation: Exploring systemic and personal factors

Mentorship matters: How mentorship impacts persistence and graduation rates

First-Generation experiences: Navigating without a family blueprint

Purpose:  Students will understand that Searching is a Strategic Exploration

Skills:

The purpose of this activity is to help you practice the following skills essential to your success in school and beyond. 

In this activity you will:

S.1. Understand how search tools are organized

S.2. Brainstorm keywords and select sources

S.3. Match information needs to a search tool

S.4. Design and refine a search strategy

Knowledge:

This activity will also help you become familiar with the following important content knowledge: 

K.1. First attempts don't always produce good results

K.2. Information sources vary greatly in content and format

K.3. Recognize the value of browsing in gathering information

Agenda, Outcomes, Keyword Grid, Search Example

Searching is Strategic!

searching is strategic keyword grid

Database access

Library databases require you to log in to ACES.

  • ACES username is required for login
  • ACES password is your password for login

What does the login page look like?

 

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