Assignment: Discussion board
Searching and Organizing
For this discussion, describe the strategy you will use to search the literature and organize your references for your proposed study. Be sure to include your search related to the topic, the theoretical orientation from which you will approach your study, and the methods that you intend to apply. Be sure to also cite other search strategies you employed based on your comprehension of the readings and multimedia this week.
Response Guidelines
Respond to one learner by evaluating his or her literature search strategy and making related suggestions that have the potential to improve the proposed search. Also, make any recommendations related to organizing the research.
Resources
• Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
Unit 5:
Literature Review and Developing the Annotated Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
This week, the focus is on the literature review and its importance with respect to the integrity of your proposed research project. Every good study involves an extensive search of the related literature. One of the major reasons for conducting literature reviews is to find where your study will fit within the current body of evidence as well as supporting literature which backs up your study. Also, researchers engage in a process of self-education as they seek to learn as much as they can about the identified research problem. The literature search provides the theoretical context for the study as well.
Additionally, literature reviews identify who else in the field is conducting research on the same problem.
OBJECTIVES
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
1. Define and give examples of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research.
2. Give examples of qualitative and quantitative instruments.
3. Engage in the process and explain the importance of identifying an overarching research question or hypothesis, sub-questions, study goals, and objectives.
4. Define the terms validity and reliability and describe how they are applied in research
Studies
Readings
In your Research Methods for Social Workers text, read:
• Chapter 4, “Conducting a Literature Review and Developing a Research Hypothesis,” pages 71–99.
In your Basics of Social Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches text, review:
• Chapter 4, “Reviewing the Scholarly Literature,” pages 72–111.
Multimedia
• Complete the Annotated Bibliography presentation in preparation for this unit’s activities.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
• Locate relevant literature to inform research proposals.
• Evaluate the relevance of literature for framing future research.
• Identify and organize research literature related to research problems.
Additional information:
Information about me:
I am obtaining my masters in Social work in order to be a children’s therapist inside the schools.
I am a 27 year old mother of a boy, age 6.
I work in the mental health field as a community support specialist for children.
I basically work with clients to achieve skills needed to reach the goals set by the therapist. I also work with basic human needs, angel tree, Medicaid, and other social services to assist the families of my clients. I love my job.
I am a social work major. This is a research in social work class.
If text are needed I will provide access to online text though my online class portal.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
