Salisbury University African American Foster Care Sociology Discussion

Name of Article:

o Based on what you read in the introduction, what would you say was the main problem or

issue being studied?

o In what ways do the authors demonstrate the importance or relevance of the study?
o What gap in knowledge do the authors identify and how do they suggest this study will fill

that gap?

o What are the objectives for the study?

Critique:

o What did the authors of the articles do especially well with establishing the importance of

the research? Provide examples from the article.

o What do you wish they had discussed that they did not (i.e., what changes you would

Conclusions:

o Overall, what is your assessment of the strength of the article as it pertains to establishing the

importance of the research? How did you come to this conclusion?

o What do you see as the practical relevance of the information learned from the article?

o In comparing the two articles, which do you believe made the stronger “case” for their

study? Why? Provide evidence for your decision.