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Education Research for Graduate Students: Thesaurus

Thesaurus

You can access the ERIC Thesaurus in the Research Tools section on the left of the page, or in the Advanced Search page under Subjects.

 

The advanced search page. An arrow points to the Subjects Authority section under Research Tools. Another red arrow points to the Subjects section under the keyword search area.

 

Thesaurus 

 

You can search and explore the Thesaurus for ERIC descriptors. ERIC descriptors are the equivalent of Subjects used in other EBSCOhost databases.  These descriptors can be added to a search.

 

Why You Might Search the Thesaurus

 

  • Having difficulty identifying keywords for your topic. 
  • ERIC search results are not relevant - an additional way to refine your search results.