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Homework: Sociology and Social Work Literature Review Worksheet

Identifying studies that are applicable to a social issue of interest and reviewing what other scholars have done in terms of their research design and research methods, will assist in the selection and refinement of your own research study. Complete the Literature Review Worksheet to complete this process and write your research study question.

Literature Search and Review Worksheet

In this section of the homework, you will use this worksheet to assist you in conducting research on the social issue you selected for this course. Look up scholarly articles from one of the databases in the GCU library about your selected social issue.

While reviewing the scholarly articles, you will identify studies that are applicable to the social issue you are interested in learning more about. Reviewing what other scholars have done in terms of their research design and research methods, this information will position you to propose your own research study.

Complete each section by answering the prompts. Turn in the worksheet for instructor feedback. Use the feedback to revise your research question, and proposed research methods.

Part A: Gathering Scholarly Sources for your Literature Review

Directions:

Use the GCU library to find scholarly sources to use for the social issue you selected for your Research Proposal homework. Fill out the requested information in the table below about your sources. Add more articles if you need to.

Article I:

Title, Author(s), year:

APA 6th Edition Reference and Citation:

1) Describe the Research Design used in the article. (40-50 words)

2) Briefly describe the Study Setting.For example, the location of where the study took place - a laboratory, clinic, neighborhood center, hospital, university, out in the community, on the streets where homeless individuals reside, etc. (40-50 words)

3) How is this source relevant to the topic of your research proposal paper? (40-50 words)

4) Do you think this study accurately answers the question it sought to answer?Why or why not? (40-50 words)

5) How does this source support your research question? (40-50 words)

6) List the themes of major findings across the study. Were there gaps in the results or focus of the study?If so, how will your research proposal fill those gaps? If not, how can your proposed research complement this social research study? (50-75 words)

Article II:

Title, Author(s), year:

APA 6th Edition Reference and Citation:

1) Describe the Research Design used in the article. (40-50 words)

2) Briefly describe the Study Setting.For example, the location of where the study took place - a laboratory, clinic, neighborhood center, hospital, university, out in the community, on the streets where homeless individuals reside, etc. (40-50 words)

3) How is this source relevant to the topic of your research proposal paper? (40-50 words)

4) Do you think this study accurately answers the question it sought to answer?Why or why not? (40-50 words)

5) How does this source support your research question? (40-50 words)

6) List the themes of major findings across the study. Were there gaps in the results or focus of the study? If so, how will your research proposal fill those gaps? If not, how can your proposed research complement this social research study? (50-75 words)

Article III

Title, Author(s), year:
APA 6th Edition Reference and Citation:

1) Describe the Research Design used in the article. (40-50 words)

2) Briefly describe the Study Setting. For example, the location of where the study took place - a laboratory, clinic, neighborhood center, hospital, university, out in the community, on the streets where homeless individuals reside, etc.(40-50 words)

3) How is this source relevant to the topic of your research proposal paper? (40-50 words)

4) Do you think this study accurately answers the question it sought to answer?Why or why not? (40-50 words)

5) How does this source support your research question? (40-50 words)

6) List the themes of major findings across the study. Were there gaps in the results or focus of the study?If so, how will your research proposal fill those gaps? If not, how can your proposed research complement this social research study? (50-75 words)

Article IV:

Title, Author(s), year:
APA 6th Edition Reference and Citation:

1) Describe the Research Design used in the article. (40-50 words)

2) Briefly describe the Study Setting.For example, the location of where the study took place - a laboratory, clinic, neighborhood center, hospital, university, out in the community, on the streets where homeless individuals reside, etc. (40-50 words)

3) How is this source relevant to the topic of your research proposal paper? (40-50 words)

4) Do you think this study accurately answers the question it sought to answer?Why or why not? (40-50 words)

5) How does this source support your research question? (40-50 words)

6) List the themes of major findings across the study. Were there gaps in the results or focus of the study?If so, how will your research proposal fill those gaps? If not, how can your proposed research complement this social research study? (50-75 words)

Article V:

Title, Author(s), year:
APA 6th Edition Reference and Citation:

1) Describe the Research Design used in the article. (40-50 words)

2) Briefly describe the Study Setting. For example, the location of where the study took place - a laboratory, clinic, neighborhood center, hospital, university, out in the community, on the streets where homeless individuals reside, etc. (40-50 words)

3) How is this source relevant to the topic of your research proposal paper? (40-50 words)

4) Do you think this study accurately answers the question it sought to answer? Why or why not? (40-50 words)

5) How does this source support your research question? (40-50 words)

6) List the themes of major findings across the study. Were there gaps in the results or focus of the study? If so, how will your research proposal fill those gaps? If not, how can your proposed research complement this social research study? (50-75 words)

Part B: Literature Review:

Next, use the research you have collected to complete the following:

Literature Review: Address the following in your literature review:

1) What does the literature say about your research topic? Review the research you gathered and summarize the findings of the articles. You can use the answers to the Literature Review Worksheet above to help you describe the findings of your research.

2) Summarize the overall gaps in the research of the studies you reviewed. Then discuss how your research proposal can fill the gaps in these current studies. (150 to 250 words). [Remember, you are looking for a gap in the current research that will guide the focus of your own research study proposal. Your research proposal should seek to fill in the gaps you noted in the current literature.]

Propose how you would conduct your study - (Think of this as a "rough draft" of your proposed research design and methods.)
In 100 to 250 words, discuss how you would propose to conduct this research study so that it answers your research question. Answer the following:Select a research design. Explain why this design will be a good approach to learning about your topic of interest.

Research Question: Keeping in mind your research design, formulate a research question that will guide the focus of your final research proposal paper.