Journal Article Analysis The purpose of a journal article analysis is to develop critical thinking about theory, American Social Values, American Social Institutions and social work. Check out this example when you are developing your analysis – https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Sample%20Article%20Critique_Neutral.pdf Make sure the full citation of the article is listed at the beginning of the paper. Include the following analysis in your paper: What is the problem or question(s) this research concerns? You should be able to identify the central focus. If there are additional secondary problems, identify these too. What is the central discussion of the article that covers either history, philosophy, American Social Values and/or American Social Institutions and social work? What is the theory or theories discussed? What did you learn from them and their relevance to systemic barriers and issues in the helping process? To what population can the results of this research be generalized? To what population would you feel reasonably confident the results probably apply? Why? At what point would you be very hesitant to apply these results? What are the best clinical/community practices approaches offered? What social policy is discussed in the article and why? Explain its significance in great detail. What are the policy practices offered? Give your overall evaluation of the methods used in this article: what things were done well? what were done poorly? How much trust do you put in the findings? Look at this article’s “packaging,” that is, the theoretical introduction and the discussion or interpretation at the end. Do you feel that the actual methods and results support the theoretical and interpretive claims of the author? Why? What possible ethical issues might have arisen in the process of doing this research? Do you think the researcher’s ethical decisions were all justified, or are some questionable? Why? To sum up, what do you feel you’ve learned worth knowing from this article? (Your answer should not be ‘nothing’.) (Please note: this question is about the article and refers to the quality of information it contains.) Tell me anything you would like me to know about your experiences doing this analysis, or any suggestions you have for future revisions of this assignment. The use of APA is mandated, and you should have no less than 8 pages with 3-5 sources. All papers should be typed, double-space, paginated with a cover page.
