Search Strategies
Visit the How to 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.
