Urban Mentorship Initiative: Grant Writing
This guide was created for a 2011 course and has not been updated since.
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Mentoring [all forms of mentoring]
Mentoring in education [mentoring of students and teachers]
Mentoring in education--United States
Middle school education
Middle school education--Activity programs
Middle school education--Activity programs--United States
Middle school education--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Middle school education--United States
Middle school teaching
Middle school teaching--United States
Middle school students--Social conditions--United States
Middle school students--United States
Middle school students--United States--Social conditions--21st century--Case studies
Middle schools--United States
English language--Study and teaching (Middle school)
English language--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Activity programs
Language arts (Middle school)--United States
Creative writing (Middle school)
English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Middle school)
English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States
Reading (Middle school)
Reading (Middle school)--United States
Social justice--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States
Education, Urban
Education, Urban--New York (State)--New York--Case studies
Education, Urban--Social aspects--United States
Education, Urban--United States
Education, Urban--United States--Case studies
Urban youth--United States--Education
Children with social disabilities--Education--United States
Poor children--Education--United States
Urban poor--United States
African American children--Education
African Americans--Education
African American students
African American students--Education--Case studies
African American students--Social conditions
African American teenagers--Social conditions
Hispanic American children--Education
Hispanic Americans--Education
Hispanic American students--Education
Hispanic American students--Social conditions
Minorities--Education
Children of minorities--Education--United States
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations
Internet in education
Internet in education--United States
Internet--Social aspects
Internet and teenagers
Electronic mail messages
Blogs
Computer-assisted instruction
English language--Computer-assisted instruction
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Data processing
English language--Composition and exercises--Data processing
Report writing--Study and teaching--Data processing
Report writing--Computer-assisted instruction
Distance education--Computer-assisted instruction
Educational technology
Education--Effect of technological innovations on
Public schools--United States
Education--Aims and objectives--United States
Educational equalization--United States
Educational change--United States
Educational innovations--United States
School improvement programs--United States
Mentoring in education [mentoring of students and teachers]
Mentoring in education--United States
Middle school education
Middle school education--Activity programs
Middle school education--Activity programs--United States
Middle school education--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Middle school education--United States
Middle school teaching
Middle school teaching--United States
Middle school students--Social conditions--United States
Middle school students--United States
Middle school students--United States--Social conditions--21st century--Case studies
Middle schools--United States
English language--Study and teaching (Middle school)
English language--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Activity programs
Language arts (Middle school)--United States
Creative writing (Middle school)
English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Middle school)
English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States
Reading (Middle school)
Reading (Middle school)--United States
Social justice--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States
Education, Urban
Education, Urban--New York (State)--New York--Case studies
Education, Urban--Social aspects--United States
Education, Urban--United States
Education, Urban--United States--Case studies
Urban youth--United States--Education
Children with social disabilities--Education--United States
Poor children--Education--United States
Urban poor--United States
African American children--Education
African Americans--Education
African American students
African American students--Education--Case studies
African American students--Social conditions
African American teenagers--Social conditions
Hispanic American children--Education
Hispanic Americans--Education
Hispanic American students--Education
Hispanic American students--Social conditions
Minorities--Education
Children of minorities--Education--United States
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations
Internet in education
Internet in education--United States
Internet--Social aspects
Internet and teenagers
Electronic mail messages
Blogs
Computer-assisted instruction
English language--Computer-assisted instruction
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Data processing
English language--Composition and exercises--Data processing
Report writing--Study and teaching--Data processing
Report writing--Computer-assisted instruction
Distance education--Computer-assisted instruction
Educational technology
Education--Effect of technological innovations on
Public schools--United States
Education--Aims and objectives--United States
Educational equalization--United States
Educational change--United States
Educational innovations--United States
School improvement programs--United States
ERIC (Ebsco interface) :
A disciplinary database in Education—at all levels. The field of Education has its own set of Subject Headings so be sure to browse the “Thesaurus” (above the search slots) for the best "Descriptors." ERIC provides access not only to relevant journal literature (citations for these end in a number preceded by EJ—ERIC Journal), but also to research published directly to ERIC (citations for these end in a number preceded by ED—ERIC Document.
Education uses its own Subject Headings, so a useful first stop is the ERIC "Thesaurus" (above the search slots) to see what Subject searches will work here. This is also a helpful exercise in that once you have found the appropriate Subject Heading you can "explode" it (double click) and generate a list of related Subject Headings. "Middle Schools," "Middle School Students," "Computer Mediated Communication," "Mentors," "Internet," "Electronic Mail," "Writing (Composition)," and "Writing Skills" are all available here.
Finally, note that ERIC also allows you to set the "education level" at which your topic is addressed without entering a Subject Heading like "Secondary Education" or "Colleges." Just open the "Educational Level" menu (below the search slots) and pick a single grade 9-12, "Middle Schools," "Junior High Schools," or "Secondary Education."
General OneFile :
The most user-friendly of our comprehensive databases, covering almost any topic from a wide range of disciplinary angles and offering lots of full text. Use the default Subject search to find the best subject heading for your topic (and when you find a good one be sure to look at the "Related Subjects" to see if there's something even better). Among the Headings here are "Middle Schools," "Middle and Junior High School Students," "Mentoring," and "Composition (Language Arts)."
When you settle on a subject heading, open the "Subdivisions" link below it. Most General OneFile subject searchs produce very large retrievals and the "subdivisions" help you narrow your search to a particular aspect: "Economic aspects," "Educational aspects," "Ethical aspects," "Forecasts and Trends," "History," "Political aspects," "Psychological aspects," "Social aspects," and "Statistics," to name only a few.
If the best available subdivision is still too broad, open it and add your own Keywords in the "Search within these results" slot at the upper left.
ProQuest Research Library :
Another comprehensive database with substantial full text. At the home page click on the "More Search Options" tab at the bottom to see all available search fields.
Note that you can preview what Subject Headings will work here by clicking on "Look up Subjects" to the right of the "Subject" search slot. The available Headings are much less elaborated here than in ERIC or General OneFile, so you will probably need to add Keywords for focus. Among the broad Headings ProQuest uses are "Middle Schools," "Middle School Education," "Middle School Students," "Mentorship," "Mentoring Programs," "Intenet," and "Electronic Communication."
Above each set of articles you retrieve ProQuest will display related Subject searches to help either broaden or narrow your focus.
User Advisory: ProQuest is fussy about entering Subject searches in the designated search slot. If your subject is a person, enter the name--last name first--in the "Person" slot; if a named group of any kind--Microsoft, the Catholic Church, Radiohead, the New York Mets--enter it in "Co/Org"; if a place enter it in "Location."
JSTOR :
JSTOR covers a wide range of scholarly journals in most disciiplines, always beginning with the first issue of each one. This provides 100% full text access to articles from not only the first half of the 20th century but even the 19th--and occasionally the 18th. Be aware, however, that at the other end of the date range articles don't appear in JSTOR until at least 2-3 years after publication.
JSTOR offers only a Keyword search of its complete full text, so retrievals are large, but the relevancy ranking does a good job of putting the strongest matches on the first few pages. This relevancy ranking does not weigh date, however, and will display a mix of articles written decades apart. So if your topic is time sensitive, be alert to publication dates.
User Advisory: The academic journals covered here feature numerous book reviews, so it's a good idea to tick the "Article" limit box below the search slots so you won't be overwhelmed by book reviews on your topic.
Project Muse :
A smaller database than JSTOR, but Project Muse complements it. Like JSTOR it provides 100% full text of scholarly journals, but its coverage is entirely recent--mainly spanning the last 8 years. And unlike JSTOR, Project Muse not only offers Subject searching but also uses the same Library of Congress Subject Headings found in Library catalogs. This means you can try recycling any of the Subject Heading searches listed above under IC Print & Media Resources. And Project Muse has pretty good coverage of contemporary education.
As with JSTOR, it's a good idea to weed out all the book reviews by checking the "Articles Only (no reviews)" box below the search slots.
Also note: If you're addicted to Keyword searching, you can can use the "By Discipline" menu below the search slots to limit your retrievals to "Education."
Project Muse :
A smaller database than JSTOR, but Project Muse complements it. Like JSTOR it provides 100% full text of scholarly journals, but its coverage is entirely recent--mainly spanning the last 8 years. And unlike JSTOR, Project Muse not only offers Subject searching but also uses the same Library of Congress Subject Headings found in Library catalogs. This means you can try recycling any of the Subject Heading searches listed above under IC Print & Media Resources. And Project Muse has pretty good coverage of contemporary education.
As with JSTOR, it's a good idea to weed out all the book reviews by checking the "Articles Only (no reviews)" box below the search slots.
Also note: If you're addicted to Keyword searching, you can can use the "By Discipline" menu below the search slots to limit your retrievals to "Education."
PsycINFO :
The American Psychological Association use their own Subject vocabulary (called "Descriptors"), so a visit to the "Thesaurus" below the search slots is a good idea. If you find an article on exactly what you want, be sure to check the assigned "Descriptors" on the right of the citation for more ideas about useful search terms.
Among the Descriptors available here are "Middle Schools," "Middle School Education," "Middle School Students," "Mentor," "Electronic Communication," and "Electronic Mail."
Note: In addition to the Descriptors above, you can also set an "Age" range (below the search slots) for the subjects you enter, including "Adolescence" (13-17. BUT--be forewarned that these age "limits" will also retrieve articles on any age range that contains or includes the one you specify. So the Descriptor approach indicated in the previous paragraph may allow for a tighter focus.
User Advisory: If what you're searching for are "journal articles only" in "English," it's a good idea to check those boxes (below the search slots).
LexisNexis Academic News: Our best national, international, and local newspaper coverage--100% full text. Don't settle for the default "Easy Search"--choose "News" at the lower left and then "All News." Then change the default "Everywhere" search to "Headline & Lead" (otherwise a keyword searche of full text will retrieve too many irrelevant hits) and, depending on your topic, change "Source Type" from Major World Publications to US Newspapers & Wires.
Even more effective than "Headline & Lead" at targeting articles where your topic is discussed, not simply mentioned, is to use the "At least 5 Occurences" search option. For example, if you enter ementor! or e-mentor! or telementor! in this field, it will retrieve only articles in which at least one of these terms is used at least 5 times--a guarantee that it is a main topic (the exclamation mark ! is the truncation symbol in this database: mentor! retrieves mentor, mentors, and mentoring).
Academic Search Premier & SocINDEX with Full Text :
Both these Ebsco databases are excellent resources for issues in education and youth culture. In searching both take advantage of the "Subject Terms" index above the search slots where you can browse the available Subject Headings. When you have found one, double click it for a list of related Headings that might also prove useful. And note that you can check the boxes to select as many Headings as you like and then "add to search using or" and run the search--all without even retyping the terms back on the home page.
LexisNexis Academic News: Our best national, international, and local newspaper coverage--100% full text. Don't settle for the default "Easy Search"--choose "News" at the lower left and then "All News." Then change the default "Everywhere" search to "Headline & Lead" (otherwise a keyword searche of full text will retrieve too many irrelevant hits) and, depending on your topic, change "Source Type" from Major World Publications to US Newspapers & Wires.
Even more effective than "Headline & Lead" at targeting articles where your topic is discussed, not simply mentioned, is to use the "At least 5 Occurences" search option. For example, if you enter ementor! or e-mentor! or telementor! in this field, it will retrieve only articles in which at least one of these terms is used at least 5 times--a guarantee that it is a main topic (the exclamation mark ! is the truncation symbol in this database: mentor! retrieves mentor, mentors, and mentoring).
- Mentor: Leading non-profit organization in this area, with a good deal of helpful content--especially under "Find Program Resources" and "News & Research: Research & Studies."
- National Mentoring Center Resource Collections--from Education Northwest--with lots of full text documents.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters: Some general mentoring information here if you follow the "more information' link at the bottom.
- Who Mentored You? A site posted by the Harvard Mentoring Project.
- America's Promise Alliance: mentoring is a cornerstone of this group's outreach.
- Statistics Show Middle School Mentoring Programs Effective:Article on a Trinity College program, also covers the grant support for it.
- Evaluating the Outcomes of an eMentoring Program (2010): Full text access via IC Library's electronic subscription to the Journal of Educational Technology Systems. Note: be sure to check this article's References for other resources. For example, E-mentoring: Using Computer Mediated Communication to Enhance the Mentoring Process (2002). Also see Bridging the Perspectives and Developmental Needs of All Participants in Curriculum-Based Telementoring Programs (2004). Log-in required for these articles. And take a look at E-Mentoring Interaction Models and E-Mentoring in Virtual Education. (In both the scope is much broader than that of the Urban Mentorship Initiative, but some of the evidence and insights may prove useful).
Google Advanced Search: When doing research on the Web, always use the Adanced Search version of Google. This not only provides more flexibility in entering search terms, but more importantly it allows you to target the Web domains that are likely to provide the most authoritative information.
Under "Need More Tools?" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
Under "Need More Tools?" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
- MLA citation for books: in print, from databases, on the Web
- MLA citation for articles: in print, from databases, on the Web.
- MLA citation for Web and Multimedia resources, including Web sites, movies, DVDs, CDs, and videos.
- MLA in-text (parenthetical) citation (far less satanic than the first three).
