Preparation
To prepare for this assignment, complete the following:
1. Select a topic related to the way community
systems and policy impact family dynamics. This topic will be the focus of
research literature you will critically analyze for the assignments in the
course project.
o Use current family science literature to
inform your selection.
o Your research on this topic must point to ways
one could contribute to the current literature, fill gaps, or expand
significant areas.
2. Use the Capella library to locate at least 5
peer-reviewed, scholarly journals or other resources that support your topic,
which you will include in an annotated bibliography.
Instructions
This assignment has two parts.
Part 1
For the first part of this assignment, write a brief description
of and rationale for your topic:
·
Describe your selected
topic in detail, including any specific populations that are affected.
·
Explain how the topic
is related to community systems, policy, and family dynamics.
·
Explain how current
family science literature contributed to the selection of this topic, and
provide the rationale behind your selection.
Part 2
As you review the scholarly research relevant to the topic you
have selected, create an annotated bibliography to organize your sources. For
each source, provide the APA citation and URL. Then, write an annotation for
each source that includes the following, as applicable (all may not apply for
every source):
·
The research method
used in the study.
·
Any measurement or
test used in the study.
·
Summary of major
findings.
·
An analysis of
possibilities for further research suggested by the study.
·
Questions you had.
·
Gaps or ideas for
additional research you have identified.
·
Other notes.
·
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