Read the final report for the Alabama needs assessment study of women age sixty-five and older:
Brown, Mitchell, and Kathleen Hale. 2011. State-Wide Assessment of Alabama Women 65+: Organizations, Practices, and Participant Perspectives. Final Report to the Alabama Women's Commission. Auburn, AL: Auburn University.
Following the research process outlined in Chapter One, lay out the components in the worksheet in Figure 1.7.
1. For "Ideas and Questions," what is the research question or problem that motivated the study?
2. For "Theory Development," identify the focus and types of literature used early in the report to describe the problems.
3. For "Research Design," summarize the design decisions made by the authors.
4. For "Conducting Research," lay out where the primary data came from and how they were collected.
5. For "Data Analysis," describe how the data were analyzed.
6. For "Conclusions and Reflections," summarize the overarching findings and implications of the study.
