| Yvonne Nalani Meulemans
Behavioral
Sciences and Nursing Librarian
Kellogg Library 3421
ymeulema@csusm.edu
760-750-4375
Office Hours:
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This is a guide to the research required for the
completion of the two papers and oral presentation students
will be completing in this course.
Only resources within the research literature will be
accepted. Materials from the popular press, open web sites
(e.g. Wikipedia), parenting books, and similar types of
information sources are NOT accepted by Dr. Boyle for this
assignment.
"A literature review is NOT just a summary, but a
conceptually organized synthesis of the results of your
search. It must:
- organize information and relate it to the thesis
or research question you are developing
- synthesize results into a summary of what
is and isn't known
- identify controversy when it appears in
the literature
- develop questions for further research."
More help from the
University of Toronto.
Comparison Chart:
Empirical studies and Literature reviews
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Empirical studies:
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have
data that has been collected by such means as
experimentation, survey methodology, or
observation.
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have
a methods section because it reports
on an
experiment.
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try to measure something: a behavior, reaction,
treatment, etc.
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Literature reviews:
- do not have the usual parts of an APA
report,
since it does not report on a single experiment.
- briefly summarize and critique each study
and discuss how the findings relate to other
studies.
- are useful when learning about the current
research on a topic.
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Background
information
For this course, you must find, understand, and use
scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
However,
basic reference sources often provide background
information and include bibliographies that direct to
important research articles.
Child development
Encyclopedia of children and childhood
Boyhood in America : an encyclopedia
Girlhood in America: an encyclopedia
Parenthood in America : an encyclopedia
Handbook of child psychology
BF721 .H242 1998 Reference
Growing up in America : an atlas of kids in
the USA
HB1323.C52 U649 1998
Encyclopedia of family life
HQ534 .E53 1999 Reference
Handbook of contemporary families
HQ536 .H3185 2004
4th Floor Stacks
The encyclopedia of parenting theory and
research
HQ755.8 .E526 1999 Reference
Infancy in America : an encyclopedia
HQ774 .I528 2001
Reference
Encyclopedia of childbearing : critical
perspectives
RG525 .E52 1993 Reference
Search CSUSM Library
Use the search box below to find more books in the
library on the topic being researched.
- Too many? Add another term: teenage pregnancy--united states
- Too few? Search
- If we don't have an item you can request it through
.
Finding journal articles
PsycINFO Psychology database
A comprehensive
international database of psychology, covering the
academic, research, and practice literature in
psychology from over 45 countries in more than 30
languages.
Coverage: 1887→current
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