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1. keywords; variant word endings; phrase searches
mexic* AND women AND violence AND legal
mexic* AND "domestic violence" AND legal
* = truncation symbol/wildcard; child* = child, childs, children, childhood, childish...
on the left, limit to scholarly/peer reviewed articles; or limit to books, by language...
2. subject searches
"african american*" AND "los angeles" AND student*
"african american*" AND "Los angeles" AND "achievement gap"
look at official subject headings; click on the heading or redo the search as a subject search:
advanced search
pull down the "any field" menu to "subject": "african american*"
pull down the "any field" menu to "subject": "los angeles"
pull down the "any field" menu to "subject": "school* OR education OR student*
alternative terms:
"los angeles unified school district" AND "african american*"