Methodological Analysis of Academic Journal Articles

Methodological Analysis of Academic Journal Articles Paper

The Methodological Analysis of Academic Journal Articles Paper will ask students to conduct a methodological analysis of two assigned journal articles in child and youth studies. The first article is entitled, The health, well-being and future opportunities of young carers: a population approach and the second article is entitled The young carer penalty: Exploring the costs of caregiving among a sample of Canadian youth. Informed by the course material, students will be equipped to compose their Methodological Analysis of these two articles. This will require the following:

(1) Section 1: Introduction (1 full written page) – An introduction that briefly summarizes both articles (½ a page for each article).

• Identify for the reader important context for the article (information including the title, authors, and general topic) and the overall purpose of each respective article


(2) Section 2: Body Sections (4 full written pages) – Two body sections that conduct a methodological analysis of each article (2 pages for each article). Note, a section does not denote a paragraph. There should be multiple paragraphs within the 2 sections.

• Each body section requires answering the following questions. Note, when answering the questions, be sure to use evidence from the articles to support your answers.

o What type of research methods are used to secure data:

 Is it quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods?

 Does it include primary or secondary data?

 Who is a part of the sample population?

 How is the data generated? (surveys, interviews)?

o Has the author written a methodologically sound article? Why or why not? This is a very important question to show your understanding of course material. To answer this question, focus on if it is a quantitative article, does it follow an objective ontology, positivist epistemology, and quantitative methodology? If it is a qualitative article, does it follow a subjective ontology, interpretive epistemology, and qualitative methodology? The more methodological connections made, the better you may demonstrate your knowledge throughout.

(3) Section 3: Conclusion (1 full written page) – A conclusion that indicates which article was more effective and why?

• Identify and explain to the reader which article is deemed more effective and why by integrating evidence from the methodological analysis. This may lead to some repetition in terms of using methodological evidence already discussed. This is okay. However, a high achieving response identifies the strengths of one approach and the potential limitations of the other approach. Ultimately, your responsibility is to look at the shared topic of the articles and answer the question, if you were studying the shared topic of the articles, why may you prefer one methodological approach to the topic over the other?

This assignment will be 6 full written pages in length. It will be written in Times New Roman size 12 font and double-spaced. It will require using the APA citation guide.