Critique research 5

Critique of Research Article #5 Instructions

Objectives:

· Understand common social science research designs.

· Understand measurement principles.

· Understand the purpose of sampling.

· Critique research findings and effectively communicate research results to others.

Select an academic-referred research article in an area that fits your professional and academic knowledge goals – you should now be identifying articles that support your topic for this semester.  This article should have a survey that shows the survey information used for the study.  This can be a quantitative or qualitative study showing the questions or statements used.

After reading and analyzing the article, complete the following questions.

1. Specifically, what is the purpose of this research?

2. Describe the methodology of the study.   Provide a description of the survey items in the article. 

3. What is the “So What?” of this research study? What has been added to the body of academic and/or professional knowledge?

4. What are the implications for future research from the author? What would you add for future research?

5. APA reference of the article.

Format for submission:

Typed, 1” margins, 12-point font.  Follow the APA Style Manual for reference guidelines.

Attach a PDF of the full-text article with the answers highlighted along with the submission of the critique.