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SCHOLARLY RESEARCH TERM PAPER GUIDELINES
Social Work 110 – 2020 – C. McCray
Part I: Cover Page, Abstract, and the Literature Review section due on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, submitted through Canvas (10% of final grade). |
The Research Term Paper Assignment
Social Work 110 requires all students to write a 10-11 page (including cover page, abstract, references, and annotated bibliography pages) scholarly research term paper on a field of service in the social work profession, in the American Psychological Association (APA) format.
Your Paper Will Consist of the Following:
- Cover Page
- Abstract
- Literature Review
- Field of Service
- References Page
- Annotated Bibliography
You will submit the paper in two parts:
Part I - Cover page, abstract, Literature Review
Part II - Field of Service, References page, Annotated Bibliography
Choose One Field of Social Work Service to Write About (pages 21-26 main text)
Child Welfare | Family, Youth and Children | Pregnancy & Parenting |
School Social Work | Mental Health | Older Adults |
Substance Abuse | Military Social Work | Medical Social Work |
Grant Writing | International Social Work | Refugees and/or Immigrants |
Disabilities | Crisis and Trauma | Administration |
Violence, Victims and Criminal Justice | Community Organizing |
*** You can narrow your focus: For example: If your topic is Criminal Justice and Corrections, you could focus on the specific area of Juvenile Delinquency ***
What Are The Research Requirements?
Begin your research for appropriate and relevant reference materials. Use the topic headings to help you identify the areas of focus.
What are the Literature Requirements?
- You will need at least one book or e-book
- Choose a book that focuses mainly on the field of service that you have chosen (textbooks can be used as a supplemental source, but not the main source).
- The course textbook from Social Work 110 cannot be used as a reference.
- The book should be written by a professional in the field of social work or a closely related field.
- You will need three scholarly articles - What is a scholarly article?
- A scholarly article is written by a professional and is usually contained in a professional journal.
- Social work journals and articles written for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) are good examples of appropriate references.
- “Social Work Today” is an online/hard copy magazine that often has scholarly research articles available; it is available in the Cuyamaca Library.
- You can also use journal articles from other related professions such as psychology, psychiatry, nursing, pediatrics, and education.
- Articles, research, and statistics from the Federal Government are acceptable.
- You can also use e-scholarly articles.
- Popular culture magazines, newspaper articles, and websites are not appropriate for scholarly research (Examples: Wikipedia and about.com).
*Please be sure that all resources include author/s and dates. Undated books, articles, or websites will not be accepted.
Important Research Specifics
- All resources must be from the United States of America
- All resources must be no older than 2010. The date must be included!
For Social Work Resources (e-books and e-articles):
http://cuyamaca.libguides.com/socialwork (Links to an external site.)
General Information
- The research term paper should be 10-11 pages in length and divided into several parts.
- Cover page
- Abstract
- “Literature Review”
- “Field of Service”
- References Page
- Annotated Bibliographies
Use APA Formatting (American Psychological Association)
- Please consult the APA Style Essentials for general document guidelines such as the title page, abstract, body of the paper, text citations and quotations, and references (located in Canvas under “Files”)
- A sample APA Format paper is available in Canvas under “Files.”