Homelessness Research

For this assignment, you will further research the topic of Homelessness for an essay.

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Use the information you gathered in your last assignment from “Issues and Controversies” as a topic.

First, decide what you want to prove in your essay.

Start with a question. For example, What would help end homelessness? (This is just an example.)

Use this question to guide your research. Find out what experts have found to answer your question.

Read the handout below on how to evaluate research sources.
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If you have a problem downloading the handout for evaluating sources, I have cut and pasted it at the bottom of this assignment.

Find four other critical articles about your question. You may use other library research sites, Google search, or interview an expert on this subject.

Summarize each article in one paragraph and define why it is valid to use to answer your research question.

Also, head each paragraph with the proper MLA citation for the article–this would be the same type of citation you would use on a Works Cited.

DO NOT create a Works Cited.

So to summarize: In one paragraph, summarize the research article and why it works for your research question.

Then create an MLA citation for that article and use it for a header for the article.

Summarize all four articles, one paragraph for each. Make sure you head the paragraph with an MLA citation for each article.

Example of MLA citation to use as a header.

Bachata, Hugo. “Homeless in the US: A Deepening Crisis on the Streets of America.” BBC News, BBC, 7 Oct. 2018,

HANDOUT:

EVALUATING RESEARCH SOURCES

There are three steps you can follow to evaluate the sources (articles, websites, books) that you have found. You will want to evaluate the credibility
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Authority of the Author

The first step in evaluating a source is determining the authority of the author who produced the material. To determine authority, you’ll want to evaluate the trustworthiness (credentials, education, experience, etc.) of an author.

To determine credibility, ask these questions:

Is the author formally educated in the subject?
Does the author work for a university or research center?
Is the author a recognized scholar in the subject?
Does the author have an established history of research and writing on the subject?

The validity of the Research

The second step of evaluating a source is determining the validity of the research being presented in the article, website, or book. To ensure that the research is valid, you want to determine the quality of the research used to support the argument being made. It is also important to remember that excellent or persuasive writing doesn’t necessarily ensure that the research presented is valid.

To determine the validity of the research in the source, ask these questions:

Does the author thoroughly cite all the sources? (Saying “a study was done” is not a citation.)
Is there a list of sources at the end of the article?
Does the author’s evidence support the claim?
Is the author’s evidence objective research instead of personal narrative?
Does it come from a peer-reviewed publication (which means the research was evaluated by experts before it was published)?

Relevance to Your Topic

The third step in evaluating a source is determining the article’s relevance to your topic:

To determine relevance, ask these questions:

Is the article sufficiently broad to address the issue you are discussing?
If the article is broad, can its conclusions be applied to your subject? (e.g. an article about drinking habits of students at large universities applies to your subject of drinking habits of CU students)
If the article is narrow, can its conclusions be generalized to your subject? (e.g. an article about volleyball players and eating disorders at Honalee State University can be applied to your subject of eating disorders in women college athletes) For more information on Homelessness Research check on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness

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