REVIEW OF RESEARCH ARTICLES (70pts)
LENGTH 4-6 PAGES
The purpose of this assignment is to help you understand how research is conducted and reported in counseling and/or psychology. You are asked to read two peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals (ONE QUALITATIVE and ONE QUANTITATIVE). Articles of this type will typically report on original research or replications of previously conducted experiments, or they will be literature reviews in which the author(s) present the results of a literature search on a specific topic. In the latter case, the article will usually be a dissertation on the most current thinking on a specific topic.
TO LOCATE AN APPROPRIATE ARTICLE:
You can browse the periodical room of the college library for journals that pertain to counseling and/or psychology. The article must be from a counseling or psychological perspective. There are many journals to choose from in the field. Here is a list of journals to get you started:
American Counseling Association
American Psychological Association
Counseling and Values
International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling
Journal of Counseling and Development
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
You should limit your search to:
Full text
Scholarly (peer reviewed) journals
Published in the past 5 years
HOW TO DO IT:
Here is an example of the proper form for your journal article review. It should be two-three pages long, typed, double spaced. This goes at the top of page one; don’t bother with a cover page:
Your Name
PSY 585
Date
Dr. Brownrigg
Author(s). (year of publication). Article title. Journal name, volume, number, pages.
Example:
Hall, C. R., Dixon, W. A., & Mauzey, E. D. (2004). Spirituality and religion:
Implications for counselors. Journal of Counseling & Development, 82(4), 504–
507.
1. First, summarize the article.
The subject of this article is to ………
2. Next, explain and critique the methods use and/or the findings presented.
The author selected research articles and other writings from the field for review and analysis. His methods were thorough. His intent was to integrate the findings that had already been reported into a single article that could be the starting point for future research. Hall, Dixon and Mauzey found that…………
3. And finally, offer your opinion on the value of the study. Will this study further our knowledge base or the goals of counseling and/or psychology, i.e., to describe, explain, predict and influence behavior? What does it add to our knowledge of the field.
