Use this guide to get help with APA citations and formatting: APA Citation Guide.
You can add keywords for the type of methodology to your search terms. If you have a particular research method in mind (e.g. survey, case study, etc.), you can include keywords to describe it in your search.
For example:
Start your search by entering keywords for your topic and then add a keyword for the methodology.
Possible keywords:
Qualitative Methods: | Quantitative Methods: |
qualitative | quantitative |
case study | experimental study |
interview | questionnaire |
field study | correlation or correlational study |
ethnographic study | causal-comparative study |
grounded theory | quasi-experimental |
phenomenology | statistic or statistical study |
Additional potential keyword: Mixed-methods (The study will use both a qualitative and a quantitative component for data collection and analysis.) |
Example search in ERIC for reading comprehension, intervention, and qualitative research
Example search in OneSearch for: reading comprehension, intervention, and case study
ProQuest Education & Psychology Combined is a database that allows you to search for a specific type of methodology using the Methodology Filter.
Many databases allow you to search and limit by specific methodologies. Look for a Methodology Filter in the database using the Advanced Search page.
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