Education

This page will provide you with some tips and tricks to make your research a breeze! If you still can't find what you need, please don't hesitate to contact the library! You can find our contact information and more on the Get Help page.

To get you started, here are some general search strategies:

Keyword Strategies

Use these keywords in a general search in any one of our recommended databases or inside DragonQuest:

• Education in Ancient Rome
• Education in Ancient China
• Education in Communist China
• Confucius AND Education
• Medieval Education
• Peter Abelard AND Scholasticism
• Thomas Aquinas AND Education
• Psellos OR Psellus AND Education
• The University of Bologna AND Medieval Education
• Educational Traditions in the Islamic World
• Madrasas AND Education
• Traditional African Educational Systems
• Indigenous Knowledge AND African Cultures
• Oral Traditions AND Africa
• Imperialism OR Postcolonialism AND Education

Subject Strategies

Searching for results by subject heading, rather than by keywords, can help you focus your search in new directions. Consider these subject search options:

• “Educational History”
• “Education, Ancient”
• “Humanistic Education”
• “Chinese Education”
• “European Education”
• “Medieval Education”
• “Byzantine Education”
• “Muslim Scholars”
• "Indigenous epistemology"
• "Traditional knowledge"

The following image shows you how to change your search to a subject search by using the dropdown menu inside DragonQuest:

Research Starters

Need some extra guidance? Try a Research Starter:

• “Primary Source”

• “Education and Training in the Ancient World”

• Sophists

• “Plato and Education”

• “Globalization and Education”

What is a Research Starter?

Research Starters are encyclopedia entries, so they are more of an "idea gathering" mechanism than a scholarly source to support your stance on an issue. They provide you with background information on a broad topic and highlight keywords you can use and/or links to source material to get you started on your research. 

Narrowing DragonQuest Search Results

If you'd like to know how to narrow down your DragonQuest list to only full text, peer reviewed, or specific types of resources, we recommend the following tutorial:

If you'd like additional guidance on using Academic Writer, we recommend the following tutorial: