ARTICLE CRITIQUE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
Read chapter 7 of Creswell & Poth. Creswell and Poth (2018) state, “I have always felt that the best way to learn how to write a qualitative study is to view a number of published qualitative journal articles and to look closely at the way they were composed” (p. 111). Thus, in Module 3: Week 3 and Module 5: Week 5, you are given the opportunity to examine articles about two different research approaches and write critiques about each of them.
INSTRUCTIONS
First, from the textbook you must select a research approach that you would like to understand better:
• Narrative (Appendix B)
• Grounded Theory (Appendix D)
• Ethnography (Appendix E)
• Case Study (Appendix F)
You cannot do the same approach for both critiques. Choose one for Module 3: Week 3 and select a different one for Module 5: Week 5.
After selecting the approach you want to study, read the corresponding article (one of the appendices in the textbook) for that approach and the accompanying textbook summary of the approach you selected (pp. 113–121). Next, you must choose a research article that corresponds to your chosen topic from the “Chapter Check-In” lists in your textbook (pp. 107, 124–125). Critique this article by following Creswell & Poth’s written model and the following format provided. Reread how Creswell & Poth carefully interject quotes from the article into their clear and concise article summaries to help you write your own summary.
• Length of assignment: 5-6 pages long (excluding the title page, reference section, and appendices)
• Format of assignment: Current APA
• Format your article critiques in a double-spaced Word document as follows:
Title page
• 2–4-paragraph summary of the article
• Critique the methodology
The last paragraph denotes the analysis section and begins with the words,
“The following information depicts how this study uses the ______________________ approach:”
and is followed with bulleted statements, just like Creswell & Poth’s work in the textbook.
• First evidence statement (with or without citation from textbook)
• Second evidence statement (with or without citation from textbook)
• Third evidence statement (with or without citation from textbook)
• Fourth evidence statement (with or without citation from textbook)
Reference page
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Textbook:
Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2016). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Sage publications.