EDUC 2120-Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts: Home

Given the rapidly changing demographics in our state and country, this course is designed to equip future teachers with the fundamental knowledge of understanding different cultures and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, this course is designed to examine: 1) the nature and function of culture; 2) the development of individual and group cultural identity; 3) definitions and implications of diversity, and 4) the influences of culture on learning, development, and pedagogy.

For effective searching, DO NOT use sentence structure, such as your thesis statement or research question. 

Instead, use a keyword or keyword phrase (which is the process of identifying terms and then entering them into the search box to find information on your topic) to search library resources (Catalog, Databases).  This is because the library databases look for exact words that you enter. If the database cannot find all the words, it will not bring back any results.  This is why you need to identify the keywords.  

Here is an example of a research question

Is it beneficial for wild animals to have interactions with people?

The keywords for this topic are listed below:

wild animals

interactions

people

Use the worksheets provided to help guide you through developing keyword search concepts from your research question. 

The Georgia Southern University Libraries are here for you!  

• We subscribe to 354 databases with access to millions of journal articles, e-books and streaming videos
• We have curated lists of resources that can lead you to quality resources by subject
• We have equipment that you can check out for a few hours or a week. So if you need a mic, headphones or a camera, stop by  and see what we have
• Not on campus? You can still get help by texting, chatting or setting up an online appointment with a research librarian
• We have both Macs and PCs available for you to use and they are located on all floors of the Libraries
• In addition to our physical collection of more than 600,00 books, we also have access to thousands of e-books and streaming videos
• We have study rooms available; here is information on room reservations

Think about how information develops. Where does breaking news appear? How does information develop over time, and how is it shared? The chart below illustrates a timeline of information creation and how the scope of that information evolves the further away we get from the event. Think about this when you are looking for information: How current is it? How much analysis is there? What will help you the most in your research?

Boolean logic is the use of AND, OR, or NOT  to connect search terms. Often illustrated by the use of Venn diagrams, Boolean logic serves researchers who want to get the most out of their time and the information resources available.

Doodle for August 4, 2014
John Venn's 180th Birthday