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For my CTW2 class, we had to find an article that engages our research topic by bringing it out into the broader conversation. In order to find an article, I conducted an advanced search on a research database called OneSearch through my school’s library website. This advanced search involved boolean searching, which is a fancy search method that allows you to input various key words or phrases to refine your search results and ensure that you find what you are looking for. Here’s mine
Source: Natalie Kennedy
The second hit that popped up seemed like a perfect match, as it was entitled “Gender Equality in Private Collegiate Athletics: Is Title IX Having an Impact?” It seemed like decent source since it provided data from comparable schools: private, no football, in the NCAA.It was too good to be true! The only mismatch was that these were Division II schools, not Division I.
After watching the tutorial, I went back and retried my search to see if I specified it a little more, the same article would still come up. The videos stressed the importance of obtaining sources from peer reviewed, academic journals, so I restricted my results to only include articles of this type. Because I am interested in discussing the contemporary implications of gender equality, I restricted the publication date to 2012-2017. Here are some of the adjustments shown on the boolean advanced search.
Source: Natalie Kennedy
After doing all this, I am pleased to report that my selected article still appeared on the results, meaning it met all the criteria! YIPPE!
The article helped me to answer my questions about the current state of equality with regards to financial aspects. For example, it presented data on scholarships, expenditures, and basketball funding to evaluate equality among the sexes. However, it did not address the other dimensions of equality that I was hoping to explore: the social and cultural. I will continue my research in the hopes of finding information about these aspects.