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Assignment:

Finding existing evidence (existing literature) is necessary in the preparation for professional social work research and practice. In addition to developing skills to locate relevant information, you must learn to evaluate the evidence you locate to decide the most relevant, useful, and valid evidence to meet your research and or practice needs. To help you begin developing critical appraisal skills in the process of systematically assessing and interpreting existing evidence, complete the assignment.

* Locate a published journal article that reports the results of a quantitative study. Select from peer reviewed journals.

* Read the article, format your paper according to the instructions and answer the questions.

(A). For this assignment I need to article that reports the results of an original quantitative research study.

(B). At the top of your paper, include the citation for the article you are using. No Need for in text citations of the article itself. When you submit your paper, also submit a copy of the article for me to have. Answer the following questions in a narrative form -meaning do not use bullet statements, If you use other references you need to include in text citations and a ref page.

(C). Number and write the questions in the same order below, responding to each in complete sentences, paragraph style.

1. What is known about the author(s)? What experience does he/she (they have)? What institution or organization is he/she (they) associated with? What else is known about the author(s)?

2. What is the purpose of the study? To inform? To sell? To persuade? / Who is the intended audience?

3. Who/What is the sample population? How and why was the sample selected? How was participation solicited?

4. Are ethical concerns described and/or addressed?

5. What is the data collection method? Are the methods clearly described by the author?

6. Are the conclusions accurate based on the study's findings? Here explain the author's conclusions and how the data supports those conclusions.

7. Are the conclusions clinically relevant to a particular population? Do the benefits (evidence generated) outweigh the risks (to the human participants if applicable- from a research methodology perspective) Here I am looking for you how would apply the evidence generated in this study to a client population or social work setting.