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Advanced Search Tip!. You can use both AND and OR commands in your search. Search topic: Benefits of vocational education Search strategy: vocational education program effectiveness OR OR technical education AND educational benefits OR trade and industrial education.

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  1. Advanced Search Tip! You can use both AND and OR commands in your search. • Search topic: • Benefits of vocational education • Search strategy: vocational educationprogram effectiveness OROR technical educationANDeducational benefits OR trade and industrial education Products andServices

  2. More Advanced Search Tips • Limiting by date—for example, material produced in the last 5 years. • Limiting by publication type—for example, program descriptions, research, or teaching guides. There are several other ways to refine your search, including the following: Products andServices

  3. A word about search engines . . . You can search the ERIC database on CD-ROM, through online vendors, and on several free Web sites. Search engines associated with each of these methods can vary. When you select a search site or CD-ROM, take a moment to review the tips on how to use the search engine. Products andServices

  4. Welcome to Ask ERIC’s free, web-based version of the ERIC Database! ERIC is the world’s largest source of education information, with nearly 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. Our version of the Database, updated monthly provides access to ERIC Document citations from 1966 through August 1999 and ERIC journal citations from 1966 through August 1999. Begin by entering your search terms and using the pull-down menus below. women or females literacy Sample ERIC Search Search topic: women and literacy http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric Products andServices

  5. How To Get Copies of ERIC Database Materials ERIC Documents (EDs) • Copies of most ERIC Documents are available on microfiche at university and public libraries. For a fee, you can also order paper, microfiche, or electronic copies from: ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) 1–800–443–ERIC http://edrs.com • Find out whether your favorite library offers E*Subscribe, which provides patrons with electronic copies of ERIC documents. Products andServices

  6. ERIC Journal Articles (EJs) • Copies of journal articles abstracted in ERIC can be found in library periodical collections or purchased from the following article reprint services: • The UnCover Company • 1–800–787–7979 • http://uncweb.carl.org • Institute for Scientific Information • 1–800–336–4474 • http://www.isinet.com • You can also write to the journal publishers for copies. Addresses of publishers are available on the Oryx Press Web site at: http://www.oryxpress.com Products andServices

  7. How To Contribute Your Work to ERIC • ERIC collects a variety of materials on a wide range of topics. Examples of materials in the database include: books lesson plans research reports bibliographies manuals/handbooks tests speeches/conference papers program descriptions • To have your material considered for inclusion in the ERIC database, send one legible copy along with a Reproduction Release Form (http://ericfac.piccard.csc.com/reprod.html) to: • an ERIC Clearinghouse that covers your topic, or • the ERIC Processing and Reference Facility • For more information on submitting your work, call the Facility at: 1–800–799–ERIC Products andServices

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