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Assignment: Methods in Social Research & Explaining an Empirical Article Essay
Use online databases - through the library - to identify a peer-reviewed, original, empirical research article on the topic of your interest.
Once you have identified the article fits the criteria (peer-reviewed, original research, and is actually readable), save a pdf of the article.
Identify the method used in the original research article BY the researchers/writers of the article. Be careful not to identify a method the researchers are merely discussing or reviewing in their literature! It must be the method of the original research!
Write a short synopsis of the method used in the original research. This should be in complete sentences and should address all of the items noted below
Upload BOTH your synopsis and the pdf of the article.
A. What method did the author use in this study (e.g. surveys, secondary data analysis, experimentation, observation, content analysis, qualitative interviews, some other method)?
B. How were their main concepts in the study defined and measured?
C. Is the method the researchers chose stronger on validity or reliability? Why? How could the researchers improve the validity or reliability of this study?