literature review

  • Review the annotated journal article “Examining Contextual Factors in the Career Decision Status of African American Adolescents,” which is annotated to reveal how the literature is used.

 

  • Look to the Use of Literature Checklist for more guidance in analyzing and evaluating the author’s use of literature in your assigned article.

 

  • Locate where in each article that the literature is used. For example, is it used as background, in a literature review, or in the conclusion? Why is the literature located in a particular part of the article?

 

  • Determine if the literature is used to introduce a problem or a theory, or to direct readers to the research questions and hypoth

 

  • Evaluate the use of literature in each article.

    With these thoughts in mind:

    Post by Day 3 a 2- to 3-paragraph analysis and evaluation of the author’s use of literature in your assigned research article.

    Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format.