1. You will identify the research question, the methodology, why the authors chose that method, the findings, the limitations, the number of times the article has been cited by others and what that implies about the article’s impact on the field.  Finally, you will explain why the study is noteworthy to someone studying human services.
2. Without understanding for example, the purpose of an experiment, you will not be able to explain why the authors opted to conduct an experiment as opposed to carrying out a survey.  It is unlikely that the authors are going to say–this is why we chose to do an experiment rather than doing a survey.  That is something you will have to infer and be able to support.
3. The AB requires you to identify the method used in each study and offer a rationale for why the authors chose that method.

Annotated Bibliography for Research Methods

Overview:  Develop a 1500-1800-word summary/evaluative annotated bibliography for 5 peer reviewed journal articles.

Definition:  College students who write research papers are familiar with the concept of the bibliography.  A bibliography is a list of all cited sources in the research paper.  In APA style papers, bibliographies are called “References,” and they consist of alphabetically ordered lists of sources cited in a paper.   The annotated bibliography is a list of sources with summaries and commentary that you might use to develop a research paper, literature review,  or rely on as part of your discipline’s knowledge base.  Annotated bibliographies are excellent tools for sharing the results of research with peers, and for demonstrating your own competency at reading, interpreting and evaluating the literature in your discipline or research area.

Formatting the Annotated Bibliography:  The Human Services Program uses APA 7^th edition style for all research papers, manuscripts, projects, etc.  Note that the American Psychological Association does not have strict guidelines for the annotated bibliography.  However, we will rely on the APA manual for formatting the title page, the introduction, the citations (in-text, and complete end of text references).

Please be aware that there are many different types of annotated bibliographies—some are simple lists with one or two descriptive sentences, while others are more detailed.  We will use the latter format for this paper.

Content of the annotation: Because this is a methods class, the summary for this annotated bibliography must include information of interest to a researcher.  You will identify the research question, the methodology, why the authors chose that method, the findings, the limitations, the number of times the article has been cited by others and what that implies about the article’s impact on the field.  Finally, you will explain why the study is noteworthy to someone studying human services.

You will find this information in the article in the introduction, methods, results and discussion sections, respectively.

Note:  the authors might not offer an explicit reason for choosing a method.  If this is the case, then you must hypothesize why a method was chosen (think about the research question and research goals).

Because this is a methods class, all articles selected for this project report on an original (primary research) study.  Original research articles follow the IMRD format (introduction, methods, results, discussion).

Reminder: not all published research uses APA style.  You will have to make whatever changes are necessary to the entry to make it fit APA style.

Submit an APA style title page, followed by a references page with the complete reference information for 5 peer reviewed articles from the following list in correct APA style (each entry must be correctly formatted, and the entries should be alphabetical order. 50 points

• You will add the introduction (topic statement) and the annotations later.
• Note: to earn full credit for the title page, the title CANNOT be generic.  It must be highly specific and descriptive.  This means you will NOT have a title like: “ Annotated Bibliography.”

Write an introduction, or statement of purpose for the annotated bibliography. The introduction should be at least 200 words in length.  The purpose of this project is to highlight how different methods are used to answer social-behavioral research questions. You must support your thesis with evidence!  This means that you must find sources which justify the importance of understanding research methods for social workers, psychologists and human services workers.

The annotations for each article should:

1. 1. Be in bulleted paragraph format. The content in each bullet MUST be in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
2. Each annotation should be approximately 175-200 words.
3. Not be copied from the abstract and should NOT contain any quoted material.

What am I doing with this list?

You will choose 5 articles from this list to include in your annotated bibliography.  Here are the rules:

1. You will have to fix all the APA errors for the references you select.  I deliberately created entries with mistakes.
2. Make sure that you select 2 quantitative articles and 3 qualitative articles.
3. Make sure that the quantitative articles represent two different methodologies (e.g. a survey and an experiment or a survey and an archival study, etc.).
4. Make sure that the qualitative articles represent three different methodologies (e.g., a case study, a participant observation and an in-depth interview or content analysis, in-depth interviews and unobtrusive observation, etc.).

Why these articles?

The articles on this list represent different methodologies.  They deal with different topics, but all are of interest to Human Services.

Taylor, AK, Gregory, A, Feder, G, Williamson, E. ‘We’re all wounded healers’: A qualitative study to explore the well‐being and needs of helpline workers supporting survivors of domestic violence and abuse. Health Soc Care Community. 2019; 27: 856– 862. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12699

Chi D, Milgrom P. The oral health of homeless adolescents and young adults and determinants of oral health: preliminary findings. Special Care in Dentistry. 2008;28(6):237–242

Guydish J, Chan M, Bostrom A, Jessup M, Davis T, Marsh C. A Randomized Trial of Probation Case Management for Drug-Involved Women Offenders. Crime & Delinquency.

Lockey S, Graham L, Redman T, Zheng Y, Routledge G, Purves L. The impact of a local community engagement intervention on residents’ fear of crime and perceptions of the police. International Journal of Police Science & Management. 2019;21(3):168-180. doi:10.1177/1461355719856039.

Synnott J, Ioannou M, Coyne A, Hemingway S. A Content Analysis of Online Suicide Notes: Attempted Suicide Versus Attempt Resulting in Suicide. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2018;48(6):767. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=edb&AN=133318963&site=eds-live. Accessed May 3, 2020.

Spirito, A. et al. (2015) ‘Improving Parenting and Parent-Adolescent Communication to Delay or Prevent the Onset of Alcohol and Drug Use in Young Adolescents with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Pilot Trial’, Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24(5), pp. 308–322. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2013.829013.

Yoshimura CG, Campbell KB. Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Assault: Trauma-Informed Communication Approaches in University Counseling Centers. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. 2016;30(4):300-312. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=eric&AN=EJ1115311&site=eds-live. Accessed May 3, 2020.

Cannon JL, Umstead LK. Applying Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Self-Harm in College-Age Men: A Case Study. Journal of College Counseling. 2018;21(1):87-96. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=eric&AN=EJ1175437&site=eds-live. Accessed May 3, 2020.