Keep the following in mind to avoid common pitfalls!
Welcome to the guide for Identifying Components in Research Articles.
For information on how to create an ASA Style Citation, see Snowden Library's Citation Station.
The following are important concepts to understand as you locate sources and work on your reports:
Develop skills to better understand what is included in effective research. Find a peer-reviewed article from a sociological journal using the SocINDEX database and answer the following questions, depending on the type of reseach:
Quantitative Research | Qualitative Research |
1. Article Title | 1. Article Title |
2. Author's Name(s) | 2. Author's Name(s) |
3. Journal Name | 3. Journal Name |
4. Article Citation using ASA Format | 4. Article Citation using ASA Format |
5. Research Question | 5. Research Question |
6. Specific theory used in the research | 6. Specific theory used in the research |
7. Methodology | 7. Methodology |
8. Study Sample | 8. Study Sample |
9. Dependent variable and how it is defined | 9. At least one theme discovered |
10. Independent variable and how it is defined (not a control variable) | 10. At least one conclusion of the research |
11. Statistical analysis utilized | 11. Limitation as stated by the author(s) |
12. At least one result of the research | 12. Recommendation for future research as stated by the author(s) |
13. Limitation as stated by the author(s) | |
14. Recommendation for future research as stated by the author(s) |