Your literature review must adhere to the following formatting requirements: three to four pages, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA citations and style.
Research is integral in the field of social sciences, no matter which discipline is being studied. Not only may professionals conduct research, but they may also analyze and apply research to address specific problems or needs. It is therefore vital that they possess the basic skills to do so in a professional, ethical manner.
You will base your research on a community problem ----teen pregnancies, which calls for your unique experiences and research interests. Throughout the process, you will be guided in the creation of a literature review, which will include context for the creation of a research question and the selection of appropriate methodology and theoretical orientations.
You will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Assess primary and secondary source materials for their credibility and their applicability to social science research•
Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative methods for their appropriateness in addressing research questions•
Discuss the ethical impact and future implications of the research process and publication of results on the research community•
Prompt
For the first project, you will write about an issue or need in your local community, WHICH IS TEEN PREGNANCIES on which to base your research and research proposal. This section establishes the groundwork for the whole of your research. To cover the appropriate range of research, you should consider using at least five scholarly or professional sources that establish context for your research question, methodology, ethical implications, proposed conclusions, or any theoretical orientations you might be using in your proposal.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Describe the community need in your local community or a community of your choice, and explain why you chose this issue.
II. Assess the primary and secondary sources for their credibility, justifying how the sources are or are not credible. How do you know the sources are credible? How do you know the sources are not credible?
Feedback:
Hi Kelly, You describe the community need, but you need to develop the reasoning with details. You need to include evidence to support your statements:
1. Teenage pregnancy is mostly the result of drinking and alcohol...Has this finding changed in the last decade? 2. Teenagers are engaging in sexual immorality that leads them to teenage pregnancy...Is this your opinion or a finding from a study? 3. Teenagers engaging in sexual immorality leads to dying...opinion or finding?
Assesses the sources for their credibility, but does not justify how the sources are or are not credible
Feedback:
You do not provide specific sources in your lit. review. How can you assess the credibility without providing specifics about the source? You say that your sources are current and to date. Your sources are from 2004, 2006, and 2007
Assesses the sources for their applicability to the research, but does not justify how the sources are or are not applicable, or how the range is appropriate
Feedback:
You assess the applicability of your sources without providing solid evidence from them. You are very vague in your description of the actual studies.