Runninghead:APASTYLE:ANEXAMPLEOUTLINEOFAFULLRESEARCH
APAStyle:AnExampleOutlineofaFullResearchPaper
YourName
OglalaLakotaCollege
(TITLE:Mustbespecificandconcise[20wordlimit].Mustincludevariables.Mustincludementionofpopulation.Donotusejargon.)
Abstract
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TypeyourabstractherewithinAPAabstractlimits(100-250words)
Foraproposal,here,youwillstatethepurposeofyourstudy,thepopulationyouarestudied,thesampleyouused,andyourmethod:qualitativeorquantitative,instrument(interview,survey,questionnaire,etc.)
Foracompletepaperyouwouldaddyoursummarizedfindings.
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Youwillneedtobringallyourwrittencommunicationskillstothisproject.Youwillbeverycarefulwithpropercitation.Youwillnotusedirectquotes.Thewholeofthispaperistobeinyourwords.Ideasandinformationusedfromotherauthorsaretobecited.
Introduction(2-3pages)
Firstaddresstheproblem!Statetheoverallareaofconcern(populations-at-riskforinjusticeordiscrimination;needformorefunctionalaffiliationsforindividualsandgroups;unethicalpolicies/practices;lackofknowledgeinthefield,etc.).Arousethereader’sinterest;tellthereaderwhattoexpectintherestofyourpaper.Providebriefstatisticstoindicatetheincidenceoftheproblem.
Next,answerthequestions,“Howdoesthisproblemeffectsocialworkpracticeand/orpolicy?”(Ethicalresearchrequiresustofocusoureffortswhereneedisthegreatest).
Thepotentialutilityofyourstudycanbe:1)anadditiontocurrentknowledgeofaproblemoravulnerablepopulation;2)toputsocialworktheorytoanempiricaltest;3)tobetterunderstandtherelationshipbetweenvariables(likehomelessnessandhousingshortage);or4)todeterminetheeffectivenessofatreatmentmethodorprogram.
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