After exploring this guide you will be able to search for peer-reviewed articles on cultural competence and your chosen demographic in the Walden Library by:
The instructions below will help you find an appropriate subject database to conduct your search for peer-reviewed articles on cultural competence, social work, and your chosen demographic.
1. From the Walden Library Home Page click the Articles by Topic button.
2. Click on Human services from the Select a Subject list in the center of the page..
3. Now let's choose the database. Click on SocINDEX.
Log in with your myWalden email and password.
4. Type your keywords into the search boxes. For example:
First Search Box:
social work
Second Search Box:
cultural competence
Third Search Box:
Enter your chosen demographic.
5. Under the search boxes, select the Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals check boxes.
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Here's what the Full Text and Peer Reviewed boxes look like:
6. Click on Search.
1. Were you able to find articles on your topic? If not, did you try brainstorming keywords for your chosen demographic?
You can see more information about keyword search strategy in our guide.
2. If you are still having issues finding articles on your demographic did you try using the database thesaurus?
You can find more information on how to use the database thesaurus to find keywords in our index guide.
