PS470 Lecture 2: How to Read a Journal Article
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Christian how to read a journal article. Formal presentation of an original research study or series of studies. Evaluative survey of previously published work organized by a guiding theory or point of view. Comments on what progress has been made toward its resolution. Suggests areas of the problem that require further study. Evaluates past research but focuses on development of theories used to explain empirical findings. Author may present a new theory to explain a set of findings or may compare and contrast a set of competing theories, suggesting why one may be superior. Title presents concie statement of the theoretical issues investigatied and/or the variables that were studied. Lit review of past research and relevant theory. Place study in historical context and suggest how study advances knowledge of the problem. Beginning with broad theoretical and practical considerations, researchers delineate the rationale that led them to the specific set of hypotheses tested in the study.
