Effective Research Conducted
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Doctoral learners must become information-literate individuals who are able to locate, identify, evaluate, and organize research. In a Topic of current situation in the country as it relates to immigrants, including arrests and deportations, banning of individuals from some countries, building walls I am required to find five empirical research studies from peer reviewed journals on this dissertation research interests. I need to discuss the process for conducting a search. What resources will be used to explore the literature in this field and how will I evaluate the quality of the articles selected?
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Research is connected and personal and it is important for learners to recognize their subject position, in order to critically evaluate data, as well as communicate their subject position within a research study to minimize bias. Some Universities supports academic and spiritual growth with the belief that the combination of the two will make a positive impact on scholarship and the individual.
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How might worldview influence the role as a scholar and researcher? How can a worldview, Christian or otherwise, enrich research through a union of faith and academics? How might one handle perspectives, topics, and research that may challenge his or her worldview?
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I need to discuss the process for conducting a search. What resources will be used to explore the literature in this field and how will I evaluate the quality of the articles selected.
• The resources explored will be related to your topic. In other words, what is it that you are discussing? For example, if the topic is on counseling with children with Attention-Deficit Disorders (ADHD), you will be exploring articles that deal with that specific subject.
• You would begin your search process by accessing works that address the topic matter such as: APA, PsychNET (http://psychnet.apa.org); EBSCOhost (http://www.ebscohost.com); PROQUEST Digital Dissertation (http://proquest.umi.com); and Academic Search Premier (http://www.ebscohost.com (updated as Academic Search Complete). Databases including MEDline (http://medline.com); and CINAHL (https://health.ebsco.com) the Educational Resources Information Center [ERIC] (http://www.eric.gov) can all be searched for articles and/or studies.
• The method of conducting research in psychology is based on the scientific method that attests to the quality of the data. The methodology includes making observations, gathering data formulating theories and hypotheses from the data (testable predictions), and afterwards interpreting the results. The method is based on:
• Observation—describe and measure ...
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