The purpose of the “News Reviews” discussion is to create a running list of family-related policy issues that are covered by the media and to provide a brief commentary on the issue and how it is related to family law/policy and research in this area /or course content, citing relevant research. In four different weeks, each student will post on the “News Reviews” Discussion.
For your post:
Find a popular media article about current policy issues or government activities that is related to families, family policy, family law, or an ethical issue related to families. (This should be from an online newspaper, magazine, or website – CNN, Newsweek, New York Times, BBC, NPR, etc.)
Post the link to the article along with a brief summary (in your own words)
Then include the following:
Policy implications for families (Is this implicit or explicit family policy?).
A discussion of why a family life educator or professional would need to be aware of this issue and/or how a family life educator or professional could be involved with this issue.
Your reaction to this article and/or policy.
Lastly, include the APA citation and abstract of a research article that supports (or counters) the article’s content. This will be a scholarly family science journal article and should be related to the population or specific problem that the article is addressing.
Be sure to include the full citation in APA format; you may copy/paste the article’s abstract.
Students are required to reply to at least two peer’s posts (pose comments and/or questions in relation to the articles that other students post).
