LibGuides: SCoE: Educational Administration Resources: Finding Articles

NavigatorSearch

Search for articles, books, dissertations, and more

Finding full-text is easy if you know what you're looking for (refer to image below):

In most databases you can simply limit to ONLY articles that have full-text available.
In NavigatorSearch and other EBSCO databases, you can select the "Click to look for full text" option under an article to see if it is available in another library database.
Articles with PDF full text availability will show up with the "PDF Full Text" icon under the article record.

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Use the following format guideline to construct any search query

Below are sample searches. Click on the search link for each one to see the results.

Educational Administrative Issues or Trends
Search Query:
( school administra* OR principal OR superintendent ) AND ( issues OR trends )
Instructional Technology & Planning
Search Query:
(instructional technology AND (planning OR management) AND schools)
No Child Left Behind & Classroom Management & Teachers
Search Query:
(no child left behind) and (classroom management) and (teachers)
No Child Left Behind & School Administrators & Planning
Search Query:
(no child left behind) and (school administrat* OR principal*) and (planning)
Race to the Top: Accelerating College and Career Readiness
Search Query:
("race to the top" AND (accelerating OR college OR career OR readiness))
School Administrators and Diversity
Search Query:
(school administrators AND diversity)
School Leadership & Ethics
Search Query:
(school leadership AND ethics)
Supervision of Instruction & Theory
Search Query:
(instruction AND supervision AND theory)

Search Terms and Synonyms

Remember to play around with different search terms to get different results.

Below are the most commonly used search terms and alternative suggestions:

Teaching Methods	Learning Disabilities	Second Language	Inclusion
pedagog* teaching methods instructional strategies learning strategies study & teaching learning modalities instructional design	learning disab* children with disabilities behavior problems dyslexi* ADHD slow learning children auditory processing disorder language processing disorder executive functioning	English Language Learners (ELL) English Language Development (ELD) English as a second language (ESL) English proficient language acquisition language proficiency second language limited English bilingual education dual language second language acquisition foreign speakers non-native speakers	inclusive education mainstreaming mainstream classroom least restrictive environment mixed ability grouping

Age, Gender, & Ethnicity	Research	Reflection
early childhood or preschool or young children kindergarten students elementary or primary school students middle school or junior high or intermediate students secondary or high school students teen* or adolesc* or youth boys or girls LGBTIA+ students (*some articles use only LGBT) Arab African American or Black Asian Hispanic or Latino or Latina Jewish	methods methodology research study action research case study correlation empirical qualitative quantitative single subject	Beliefs Values Self-awareness Life Experience Cultural Background (cultur*) Cultural Competence Educational Theories