Research for

Concepts of Wellbeing

2015

Annette O’Brien (Nettie)a.obrien@latrobe.edu.au

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Concepts of Wellbeing EDU1CW

End Result

Find two journal articles that are

• Recent and Peer-reviewed

The Journey to End Result requires

• Deciding on a topic and a search strategy

• Using DATABASES to find articles

• Accessing the articles

• Confirming that your articles are in fact Peer-Reviewed.

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What are journal articles and how do I know if they are good enough? (Peer-reviewed or Scholarly) http://youtu.be/R6WVJEXJj_o

What is a scholarly journal?

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Where do I find these “articles”? http://youtu.be/M0vwZVQuI_4

What’s a library database?

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You find them at the Library on the Library Webpage

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You will Need to use DATABASES. Keyword searching is too broad!

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Libguides EDU1CW is your Go-To

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EDU1CW: Concepts of Wellbeing (Bendigo & Mildura)

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Top 5 Databases

1.Proquest Central (international multidisciplinary)

2.Expanded Academic (international multidisciplinary)

3. Informit Complete (Australian

4.SportDiscus (exercise and sports related only)

5.OVID (Health)

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Personal Wellbeing Plan / Project

I choose to meditate for 20 mins a day for 3 weeks to test whether my stress levels lower and whether I feel more relaxed.

Background information

What is meditation?

What will I do?

Claimed benefits?

Preconditions?

What is the experience of others?

2 peer reviewed journal articles

Evidence from research about effect on adrenalin levels / nervous system / sleep pattern / heart rate?

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Develop a Search Strategy

What is my question?“Will introducing Quinoa to my diet help me do better at uni?”

TOO NARROW, AND TOO SPECIFIC! GO BROADER!

Will improving my Nutrition or Healthy eating or diet enable me to feel good/healthy/well and therefore improve my University (or college) experiences and outcomes?

Keywords are nutrition or “healthy eating” or diet

AND

wellbeing or health or performance or fitness

Or

College or University or young adult or youth

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Find other key terms to use…Do NOT come to the Library Helpzone without them!

Meditation

(mindfulness) (cognitive therapy) (yoga) (spirituality) (relaxation)

College

(university) (higher education) (students)

Health

(wellbeing) (stress relief) (mental health)

(sleep quality)

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Peer Review check – USE Ulrichs Database.

Tuesday 10/03/2015 11:00 to 12:00

Wednesday 11/03/2015 3:30 to 4:30

Thursday 12/03/2015 1:30 to 2:30

Tuesday 17/03/2015 3:00 to 4:00

Wednesday 18/03/2015 3:00 to 4:00

Thursday 19/03/2015 11:00 to 12:00

Tuesday 24/03/2015 1:00 to 2:00

Wednesday 25/03/2015 11:00 to 12:00

Thursday 26/03/2015 3:00 to 4:00

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