Literature and Problem Statement

Envision that on a table before you are the many photos that you took to create the panorama of the Grand Canyon discussed earlier. You begin aligning each picture and find that most of the pictures overlap in some way as they combine to create the larger panorama. In a similar way, the review of literature in a peer-reviewed research article is a representation of the larger body of research on a topic, and some of that research may overlap.

Now imagine that you find two photos that don’t quite align—there is a space, or gap, between the photos. For your panorama of the Grand Canyon, this is not welcome; however, for your research, this is exactly what you are seeking. Indeed, a gap in your area of research interest is an opportunity for you to contribute to the overall picture of your discipline and, thus, the dialogue of the professional community.

Now, building on the philosophy of science and theory introduced in previous weeks, you will spend several weeks engaging in discussions that are grounded in empirical examples. These discussions will serve to further develop your research mindset such that you will hone your critical thinking skills in evaluating components of research studies and analyzing their alignment. This week, you will focus your attention on the use of the literature and problem statements.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate use of literature in research studies published in peer-reviewed journals
• Evaluate problem statement in research studies published in peer-reviewed journals
• Explain criteria for a research study that is justified and grounded in the literature
• Explain criteria for a problem that is original
• Apply APA Style to writing
  

  Discussion: Evaluating Use of Literature and Problem Statement

  Researchers use scholarly literature for various purposes in their work, such as, but not limited to, establishing the need for and importance of their study or describing a theory. The problem statement is typically tied to the literature, and for this reason, these two components of research are presented together this week; this connection among research components will be a recurring theme throughout this course.

  For this Discussion, you will evaluate the use of literature and problem statements in assigned journal articles in your discipline to understand what it means for a research study to be justified, grounded, and original. You will use the Use of Literature Checklist, the Problem Statement Checklist, and the Litmus Test as guides for your post.With these thoughts in mind, refer to the Journal Articles document for your assigned articles for this Discussion. If your last name starts with A through L, use Article A. If your last name starts with M through Z, use Article B. Follow the prompt below for your program.

  research doctorate (PhD) students

  Post a critique of the research study in which you:

  • Evaluate the authors’ use of literature.
  • Evaluate the research problem.
  • Explain what it means for a research study to be justified and grounded in the literature; then, explain what it means for a problem to be original.

  The Use of Literature Checklist and Problem Statement Checklist serve as guides for your evaluations. Please do not respond to the checklists in a Yes/No format in writing your Discussion post.
  Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.

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• Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
  • Chapter 15, “Reading and Writing Social Research”

  I have included the instructions and description of the discussion post. one of the resources…..and attached the article to use for this disscusion/assignment. I will send more resources as soon as someone agrees to work on this.