Search Strategies
Visit the Starting Your Research Guide to learn about the research process, especially these pages:
Searching Examples
Here are some examples of how to combine key terms for physical education topics:
| Technique | Example |
| Combine separate concepts using "and" | rheumatoid arthritis and pathophysiology |
| Combine similar terms using "or" | pathophysiology or pathology |
| Put parentheses around similar terms for complex searches | rheumatoid arthritis and (pathophysiology or pathology) |
| Use quotation marks to find an exact phrase | "rheumatoid arthritis" and (pathophysiology or pathology) |
| Use the truncation symbol (usually *) to make a search term open-ended | "rheumatoid arthritis" and patho* |
Research Methods
The following resource includes definitions and guidelines for both qualitative and quantitative research.
