Write a report on a recent social research study critically evaluating the rationale, methodology and findings.
Write a report on a recent social research study critically evaluating the rationale, methodology and findings.
For this assessment, source a journal article of your choice on recent research about a current social issue. The study should have been conducted within the last 5 years. The assessment asks you to critique the paper by discussing the component parts.
In answering this assessment, students should first briefly describe the paper, including:
1. the stated rationale and background for the study
2. the aims and objectives of the study
3. an overview of the research methods used, including the techniques for sampling, data
collection and data analysis.
Then, after the above description of the paper, conduct a critical assessment of the methods used. This should include a critical discussion of the following areas:
1. the overall research design
2. the way key concepts were defined and measured
3. the sampling process
4. the data collection methods
5. the way the data was analysed
6. the approach to interpretation of results
7. ethical issues
In your assessment, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the methodological approach showing what could have been done differently and why. Issues of validity and reliability should also be mentioned.
For this paper we are going to work with this article: https://hosppeds.aappublications.org/content/7/2/63?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=TrendMD&utm_campaign=HospPeds_TrendMD_1
and this is the question for this pape: What are the implications of neonatal abstinence syndrome?
Please use the references that you are going to find in the article.
Please do not write more than 2500 words, references are not included.