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1 MEd (Liberal Studies) Module Title: Self and Personal Development September 2010

2 Doing education research e.g. An investigation into any one chosen adolescent issue in the Hong Kong  Literature Search  e.g. Journal articles, reference texts, news, etc.  Design Research (Methodology)  Theoretical frameworks, e.g. holistic approach, developmental approach, ecological approach, resilience approach, life skills and competence approach, culture and gender perspectives.  Data Collection  Data Analysis and Interpretation  Critical analysis of the adolescent issue from multiple perspectives, e.g. the physiological, psychological, sociological, moral, political and spiritual perspectives.  Writing Research Proposal and Report

3 How to do a literature search?

4 Steps for literature search  Define your Topic  Search Electronic Databases ‚ Search Library Catalogue ƒ Search the Web „ Search for News

5  Define your topic  What am I looking to find out with my research?  e.g. An investigation into any one chosen adolescent issue.  What is the focus of my research?  Local or International?  Home, School or Society Settings?  Gender?

6 ‚ Search electronic databases

7  Use electronic databases to search for local and international literature.  Electronic databases contain recent information from book reviews, journal articles, conference papers, and other materials.  Some databases provide the complete full text articles or papers.  Other databases will just provide abstracts of the journal papers.

8 ‚ Search electronic databases Some examples of local electronic databases:  Hong Kong Journals Online  Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC)  Chinese ERIC (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Tips:  Available via Library Website ( -> E-Resources Tabhttp://

9 ‚ Search electronic databases Some examples of international electronic databases:  ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)  Child Development & Adolescent Studies  Family & Society Studies Worldwide  Gender Studies Database  ProQuest Education Journals  PsycINFO & PsycArticles  Social Sciences Citation Index  Scopus  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Tips:  Available via Library Website -> E-Resources Tab

10 Identify your keywords  Keywords are words or phrases that should appear in the information you are searching for.  Keywords are used to do search in the library catalogue and e-databases. For example, your topic is: Study of family relationship among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong Keywords are : family adolescents Hong Kong  Use Boolean Operators (AND/OR/NOT), Wildcards (*), etc, where appropriate, e.g. family AND adolescen* AND Hong Kong

11 What is ERIC database?

12 What is ERIC database?  Provides access to education literature and resources and to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. It contains full text with citation and abstracts from educational and education-related journals.

13 Demonstration  Tentative topic: Study of family relationship among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong  Keywords:  family AND adolescen* AND Hong Kong  Limit your search to full text articles  Use thesaurus function where necessary  e.g. (family relationship) use (parent child relationship) How many records retrieved?

14 Access to ERIC database

15 Access to ERIC database Keywords Limit to Full Text

16 Access to ERIC database Keywords Article

17 Access to ERIC database Full text can be accessed via EdLINK or PDF Full Text link

18 Can I search across multiple EBSCOhost databases?

19 Yes, you can …

20 Searching tips: Expand your search  Use “Expanders” from the database search screen to expand your search  Use boolean operator “OR” to include more search terms  e.g. youth OR adolescent OR teenager  Use truncation (*) to expand your search term in alternative way  e.g. adolescen* to search for adolescent, adolescence, etc.

21 Searching tips: Narrow your search  Use “Limiter” from the database search screen to limit your search results in various way  Consider the suggested “Narrow Search Results by Subject” from the search result screen  Use boolean operator “AND” to limit search results to a narrower scene  e.g. youth AND hong kong

22 What is PsycINFO database?

23 What is PsycINFO database?  Indexing and abstracting to articles, book chapters, books and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.

24 Access to PsycINFO database

25 Access to PsycINFO database KeywordsAdvanced Search

26 Access to PsycINFO database Full text can be accessed via EdLINK or PDF Full Text link

27 What is ProQuest Education Journals database?

28 What is ProQuest Education Journals database?  Covers almost 400 leading journals in education and related fields.

29 Access to ProQuest Education Journals database

30 Access to ProQuest Education Journals database Select all databases and click “Continue”

31 Access to ProQuest Education Journals database Keywords Limit to Full Text

32 Access to ProQuest Education Journals database Full text can be accessed via EdLINK or PDF Full Text link

33 Try yourself with different databases  Tentative topic: School-based stress management training for adolescents  Suggested keywords:  stress management AND adolescen*  Limit your search to full text articles How many records retrieved?

34 Try yourself  Try using the e-databases to search for literatures related to the following adolescent issues:  Academic goal setting, career's extra-curricular activities and work experiences) choice and decision, priorities setting and time management, finding life goal, understanding emotion, stress management, dealing with adversities (health, family situations, poverty), body image, physical health and wellness, relating with friends, relating with parents, relating with siblings, single child families, single parent families, generation gap, family conflicts, dealing with gangs, teenage sexuality, pursuing name brand, money management, internet kids, social responsibility, public and private domain, crime and you, tolerating the ‘deviants’.

35 How can I export my search results?

36 Export search results You may export your search results to:  An account  Bibliographic management software such as RefWorks (available from Library Website)

37 Export search results - Click “Add to folder” to save the citation and go to “Folder View”

38 Export search results - Select all citations and click

39 Export search results - Your address Select APA style

40 Export search results - Citations in APA style

41 Export search results - RefWorks Click “Add to folder” to save the citation and go to “Folder View”

42 Export search results - RefWorks Select all citations and click Export

43 Export search results - RefWorks Select “Direct Export to RefWorks”

44 Export search results - RefWorks Register for new user Login for existing user

45 Export search results - RefWorks 2 references imported to “Last Imported Folder”

46 Export search results - RefWorks Click “Bibliography”

47 Export search results - RefWorks Select “APA 5th” Select file type: MS Word Source folder Click “Create Bibliography”

48 Export search results - RefWorks Citations output in APA format

49 Any e-databases contain local publications?

50 Local Literature: Hong Kong Journals Online  Provides access to selected academic and professional journals, both in English and Chinese, published in Hong Kong. Titles included in this database cover a wide range of disciplines including law, medicine and education.

51 Access to Hong Kong Journals Online database

52 Access to Hong Kong Journals Online database Keywords Full Text

53 Local Literature: Dissertations & Theses Collection (DTC)  An online union collection of Hong Kong postgraduate students’ doctoral and master dissertations and theses indexed in the online catalogues of seven university libraries (CityU, CU,HKBU, HKU, HKUST, LU, PolyU) in Hong Kong.

54 Access to Dissertations & Theses Collection

55 Access to Dissertations & Theses Collection

56 Access to Dissertations & Theses Collection Click to view and access online theses Keywords

57 Try yourself Tentative topic: School-based stress management training for adolescents Hong Kong Journals Online  Keywords:  stress OR adolescent Hong Kong Dissertations & Theses Collections (DTC)  Keywords:  stress OR adolescen* How many records retrieved from each of the TWO databases?

58 ƒ Search library catalogue

59 ƒ Search library catalogue You will be able to find:  Multimedia in HKIEd Library  Library Catalogue  Library Media Resources Website  EdVideo  Publications from HK organizations

60 Multimedia in HKIEd library: Library Catalogue Keywords, e.g. adolescen* Select “Media Resources Collection”

61 Multimedia in HKIEd library: Library Catalogue View video online

62 Multimedia in HKIEd library: Library Media Resources Website

63 Multimedia in HKIEd library: Library Media Resources Website

64 Multimedia in HKIEd library: EdVideo Click to view video online

65 Multimedia in HKIEd library: Access EdVideo from Library Homepage

66 Some examples are:  突破  香港青年協會  香港家庭計劃指導會  香港基督教女青年會  香港小童群益會  香港明愛  防止青少年吸煙委員會  香港基督教服務處  香港社會服務聯會  香港教育專業人員協會 Publications from HK organizations: Advanced Search

67 Publications from HK organizations: Advanced Search

68 Publications from HK organizations: Advanced Search

69 Publications from HK organizations: Advanced Search English keywords retrieve results in both English and Chinese Chinese keywords retrieve results in Chinese only

70 Library Catalogue Search Tips Source: Truncation: e.g. adolescen* = adolescence, adolescent Boolean operators: e.g. AND, OR, NOT Keywords: e.g. (youth) and (hong kong)

71 „ Search the Web

72 „ Search the Web (Internet Resources)

73 „ Search the Web Google Scholar  Try Google Scholar   e.g. single parent families and hong kong  Use Advanced Search to narrow your search  Check Library Catalogue if the resources are not readily available from the Web

74 … Search for News

75 … Search for News WiseNews

76 … Search for News WiseNews Search for Local News Articles Using “WiseSearch”

77 … Search for News WiseNews 2. Specify the date (Search limited to 3 years) 3. Choose newspaper titles by region, or type in the name of newspaper to search 1. Type in keywords, (Chinese keywords for Chinese articles, English keywords for English articles, e.g. 隱蔽少年 / internet kids

78 … Search for News WiseNews Source: Search tips

79 Try yourself WiseNews  Keywords:  Keyword = “drug” and “Hong Kong”  Limit the search to the latest 3 years  How many records retrieved?

80 Search skills covered today  Define your Topic ‚ Search Electronic Databases e.g. Journal articles ƒ Search Library Catalogue e.g. Multimedia materials „ Search the Web e.g. Google Scholar … Search for News e.g. WiseNews

81 Reminder  The process of literature search could be time consuming.  Start your work as soon as possible.  DON’T wait until the last minute.

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