Describe the research question at the heart of the study. Describe the key concepts and theories that are central to the research. Which previous studies and scholarly works does the researchers draw on in a significant way? How? Discuss what is important, significant, or interesting about the study?

Part I (20 points)

Submit your notes on 5 scholarly, peer reviewed journal articles that address your GENERAL topic.

These articles should be selected from a larger set that you have read through.

Each set of notes are likely to be a mix of quotations from each of the articles, followed by your brief

comments that summarize or highlight key ideas.

Start each set of notes with a reference for each article in APA style, such as:

Droll, T., Cole, L. B., & Warr, P. T. (2006). Development of a positive institution. Sociology Today, 23(2), 161-180.

Part II (80 points)

Choose 3 of the 5 articles to write a 4-5 page “review.”

IN YOUR OWN WORDS:

Describe the research question at the heart of the study.

Describe the key concepts and theories that are central to the research.

Which previous studies and scholarly works does the researchers draw on in a significant way?

How?

Discuss what is important, significant, or interesting about the study?

Does the researcher suggest possible avenues for future researchers or discuss gaps in the

literature that still need to be addressed? If yes, explain.

Then, on the last page answer this question:

What ideas do these studies give you about your own future research project?