With theory in hand, the second step is to find three articles which test your chosen theory. These must be articles which present empirical data, operationalize the concepts from the theory, and compare the empirical results to theoretical expectations. You cannot choose articles which summarize large swaths of research (literature reviews), or secondary sources (textbooks, readers, or websites).
You cannot use the articles from the text. They must be articles you find on googlescholar or Academic Search Complete. Google Scholar is an excellent resource for this exercise (as a search engine of academic literature). Most articles can be obtained when on campus or off campus when using the remote login. Do not pay money for an article.
Step three: Read the articles. Understand the research questions, methods (sample and variables), results, and implications.
Step four: Write. Each paper should have three specific sections. This should end up about 4-5 pages.
Explain your chosen theory. Note all concepts, how they are related to one another, and how they are related to crime.
Summarize each article. What were the research questions? How they did they go about answering the questions? And what were the results?
Generalize the results to make statements about the empirical validity of the theory. To what extent is theWith theory in hand, the second step is to find three articles which test your chosen theory. These must be articles which present empirical data, operationalize the concepts from the theory, and compare the empirical results to theoretical expectations. You cannot choose articles which summarize large swaths of research (literature reviews), or secondary sources (textbooks, readers, or websites).
You cannot use the articles from the text. They must be articles you find on googlescholar or Academic Search Complete. Google Scholar is an excellent resource for this exercise (as a search engine of academic literature). Most articles can be obtained when on campus or off campus when using the remote login. Do not pay money for an article.
Step three: Read the articles. Understand the research questions, methods (sample and variables), results, and implications.
Step four: Write. Each paper should have three specific sections. This should end up about 4-5 pages.
Explain your chosen theory. Note all concepts, how they are related to one another, and how they are related to crime.
Summarize each article. What were the research questions? How they did they go about answering the questions? And what were the results?
Generalize the results to make statements about the empirical validity of the theory. To what extent is theWith theory in hand, the second step is to find three articles which test your chosen theory. These must be articles which present empirical data, operationalize the concepts from the theory, and compare the empirical results to theoretical expectations. You cannot choose articles which summarize large swaths of research (literature reviews), or secondary sources (textbooks, readers, or websites).
You cannot use the articles from the text. They must be articles you find on googlescholar or Academic Search Complete. Google Scholar is an excellent resource for this exercise (as a search engine of academic literature). Most articles can be obtained when on campus or off campus when using the remote login. Do not pay money for an article.
Step three: Read the articles. Understand the research questions, methods (sample and variables), results, and implications.
Step four: Write. Each paper should have three specific sections. This should end up about 4-5 pages.
Explain your chosen theory. Note all concepts, how they are related to one another, and how they are related to crime.