Evaluating a peer-reviewed journal article can be intimidating. However, if you know what you are looking for when reading an article, the intimidation factor can be relieved. At this point in the course you may be more comfortable with reading and understanding a research article. Make sure to indicate which journal article you have been provided and on which page(s) you found the information.
Required Readings:
Monette, D. R., Sullivan, T. J., DeJong, C. R., & Hilton, T. P. (2014). Applied social research: A tool for the human services (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
• Chapter 10, “Experimental Research” (pp. 256–288)
Journal articles for the assignment:
The assignment calls for evaluation of an article to identify research paradigms used, threats to internal validity in the selected piece, and whether the article you selected was quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. See below for the three articles from which to pick and use for this assignment.
Arriaza, P. (2015). Spanish Language Self-Efficacy Beliefs Among Spanish-Speaking Social Workers: Implications for Social Work Education. Journal of Social Work Education, 51(3), 550–565. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1080/10437797.2015.1043204
Shimei, N., Krumer-Nevo, M., Saar-Heiman, Y., Russo-Carmel, S., Mirmovitch, I., & Zaitoun-Aricha, L. (2016). Critical Social Work. Qualitative Inquiry, 22(8), 615–623. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1177/1077800416629696
Stanfield, D. (2019). A survey of social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand about their professional use of social media. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review, 31(4), 35–47. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol31iss4id677
Based on the provided article above, choose one (1) of them for the Assignment. Use APA 7th edition citation and references. write a 2-page paper that answers and addresses the following:
1. What type of research paradigm was used in the article? Explain and include page number(s) in the article that supports your position.
2. List and explain two threats to internal validity in your article. Include page number(s) in the article that supports your position.
3. Did the study in the article use quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods? Explain and include page number(s) in the article that supports your position.
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