Overview
This assignment focuses on methodology and the method you might use to address your topic and
questions, keeping in mind that the questions should guide the method and that particular questions
lend themselves to particular methods. As you find additional library articles related to your topic,
focus on the methodology in use: do you see alignment among the problem, questions, and the
methods chosen? Why or why not? If you had conducted this study, would you have gone about it in
the same way?
Instructions
Using 10 additional articles on your potential topic, include the following in your short MS Word
document:
• Summarize the articles paying particular attention to the methodology used.
• What was the identified problem?
• What questions were asked?
• What method or methods were used?
• Did the methods align with the problem and questions?
• What were the outcomes of the study?
• Would you have conducted this study in the same way? Why or why not?
• Identify ethical issues or concerns related to the topic and/or theory.
• As a scholar-practitioner, apply conventions of voice, academic tone, and discipline-specific
language.
Additional Requirements
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall
message.
• Length: 3-5 typed, double-spaced pages.
• Resources: 10 additional scholarly references including seminal. Use primary sources. Include in
the Reference section at the end of the paper. See Primary & Seminal Source Strategies G for
context, as needed.
• APA guidelines: When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings. Resources and citations are
formatted according to current APA style and format. Refer to Academic Writer & as neede
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
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Overview This assignment focuses on methodology and the method you might use to address your topic and questions, keeping in mind that the questions should guide the method and that particular questions