Provide a 2 paragraph analysis and evaluation of the author's use of literature in your assigned research article. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format. Review the annotated journal article `Examining Contextual Factors in the Career Decision Status of African American Adolescents,` which is annotated to reveal how the literature is used.

Provide a 2 paragraph analysis and evaluation of the author's use of literature in your assigned research article. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format. Review the annotated journal article `Examining Contextual Factors in the Career Decision Status of African American Adolescents,` which is annotated to reveal how the literature is used.

rkns11 added on 04/01/13 at 05:26 AM (PST):

To prepare for this Discussion:
Change to the other article this week. If you were assigned to Article A last week, switch to Article B this week.
Review Chapters 5 and 6 in the course text, Research Design.
Review the book excerpt `A Typology of Research Purposes and Its Relationship to Mixed Methods.`
Review the annotated journal article `Developing Long-Term Physical Activity Participation: A Grounded Theory Study With African American Women,` which is annotated to reveal the how an introduction and purpose statement function.
Look to the Introduction Checklist and Purpose Statement Checklist for more guidance in analyzing and evaluating the introduction and purpose statement in your assigned article.
Review Discussion 1 in Weeks 4 and 5.
Identify the purpose for research in your article according to the nine purposes of research found in `A Typology of Research Purposes and Its Relationship to Mixed Methods.` It is possible that your assigned article may have more than one purpose.
Assess and evaluate the introductions and purpose statements. As part of the evaluation, be sure to describe how well the introduction achieves its purpose and, if applicable, include suggestions for improvement.
Course Text: Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches


Chapter 2, `Review of the Literature`

Chapter 4, `Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations,`
read `Writing Ideas` section (pp. 7987)

Creswell discusses the literature review, approaches to it, and scholarly writing in general. These chapters will be useful for the Discussion and Applications this week.

Journal Article: Article A and Article B

You will again use these two articles, listed in the Article A and Article B handout (or assigned by your instructor), for Discussion. You will use the same article, either A or B, for your primary focus again this week.


Media: Research Theory, Design, and Methods.


`Literature Reviews` (12:41).

Click here to download a transcript of this video segment.

Dr. Patton speaks about the role of literature in the research process. To view this video program, use the media player located at the top of this page.

Handout (Annotated Journal Article): Examining Contextual Factors in the Career Decision Status of African American Adolescents

Examine the five ways that the authors use literature in this annotated research article, which will be referenced in Discussion. The full article can be located using the Psychology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection database in the Walden Library.


Handout: Use of Literature Checklist (Word document)

This checklist will be helpful for Discussion.