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What Is Scholarly Research?

What Is Scholarly Research?. Agenda. What constitutes scholarly research ? Scholarly vs. Popular A Few Samples Parts of a Scholarly Article. What c onstitutes scholarly r esearch ?. Here are some basic characteristics to consider: It is based on original research or experimentation.

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What Is Scholarly Research?

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  1. What Is Scholarly Research?

  2. Agenda What constitutes scholarly research? Scholarly vs. Popular A Few Samples Parts of a Scholarly Article

  3. What constitutes scholarly research? • Here are some basic characteristics to consider: • It is based on original research or experimentation. • Composed by an individual(s) affiliated with an institution of higher learner (college/university). • Subject to the peer-review process. • Include footnotes and/or a bibliography. • Typically published by academic presses.

  4. Scholarly vs. Popular When attempting to distinguish scholarly journals from popular periodicals, there are a few things you should consider: • Coverage & Description • Scholarly-main title typically covers one subject area. • Popular-cover many titles in one issue. • Scholarly-language is more technical/research specific. • Popular-language is more simplistic/appropriate for general audience.

  5. Scholarly vs. Popular • Authorship • Scholarly-written by scholars/experts in the field. • Popular-written by reporters/journalists/or staff writers • General Appearance of the Document • Scholarly-published less frequently/little or no advertising • Popular-published more frequently/contains extensive advertising

  6. Just a Few Samples….

  7. Scholarly or Popular? • Journal of Asian Studies = Scholarly • Newsweek= Popular • American Psychologist = Scholarly • Time = Popular • Military Review = Scholarly • Psychological Bulletin = Scholarly

  8. Parts of a Scholarly Article • Title and Author Information • identifies title of article, author(s), academic affiliations & relevant contact information • Abstract • Paragraph summarizing main content of article • Introduction • Presents research question being asked, provides context of research, & highlights previous work specific to topic • Methods • Identifies how research was conducted

  9. Parts of a Scholarly Article • Results • Results from research are presented along with any graphs or illustrations • Discussion • Explains how results addressed main research question, & may suggest need for further research • References • Presents publications cited by author(s) in their work

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