This blog calls you to think critically about some gaps you have
noticed in the literature you have read thus far. If you think back to
the student work we have read thus far, a major part of an inquiry based
research project involves locating gaps in the conversation. For
example, in the piece we read about Facebook disclosure, the author
noticed a gap in the literature in recognizing there weren't any
considerations for the Myers Brigs Type Indicator in research involving
social behavior. The researcher noticed that the Five Factor Model was
used exclusively, and she set out to occupy this gap by conducting her
own study to see how the MBTI might add something interesting to help
further understand Facebook disclosure.
At this point, you should be pretty well entrenched in your work, and it
is now time to think critically about what might be missing from the
conversation.
Your task for this blog is to deliver a very concise rendition of the
research conversation, and then indicate some gaps in the current
conversation. Look at the student example papers and pay particular attention to the portion of the paper just before the methods section. I'm sure there is a different angle you can look into that
has yet to be explored. Think of this blog posting as a prequel to your
literature review.
For my research the researchers talk a lot about the issues with African Americans in the media or just how media is very influential to people in general. I can create the gap by focusing on how African American women feel about how they are portrayed and how it effects them mentally, physically and emotionally.
ReplyDeleteThe sources I’ve been analyzing discuss pre-law education and law school preparation. The problem with pre-law education unlike pre-med education is that there are no specific degrees or majors that are required to apply for graduate school. I’ve set out to try and help fill the void created by the American Bar Associations standards. My goal is to find out which undergraduate courses best prepare law students (Philosophy, Political Science, English etc.) and learn what extracurricular endeavors help pre-law students incur the skills needed for law school.
ReplyDeleteAfter having done research, the common themes shown throughout each research article mentioned Asian American stereotypes, the uniques views and perspectives they have due to culture, and the fact that the whole racial group has been socially excluded from communities especially when defining political identities. With these themes, we can further the conversation by discussing what makes Asian Americans so unique and resistant to change. Considering the Model Minority theory, why are Asian Americans socially excluded and to what degree have they internalized themselves as outcasts?
ReplyDeleteThe sources I have come across talk about body image and self-perception and the many ways that someone's self-image can be influenced or affected. I think some gaps in the research could be that, there is a gap between races, in the research I have found when different races are involved the white participants had little to no change in their perception of themselves however, other races were found to have had significant changes in their self-perception and worried about the opinion of others. Another gap that I have come across is that there is a lot of research on women than there is on men, I have found much more information on how women and their self-perception has been influenced, whether it be academically, socially, mentally, or physically. So I think that's interesting that there is not as much information on men rather than women.
ReplyDeleteA gap I have located in my research thus far is that many of the articles are not written in America. I know that medicine is very different in our country and a lot more advanced so not getting to know what factors enable nursing students to succeed here is hard.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the sources I have gone through, I have located in my research that many of the articles I read they mainly focus on Black, or Hispanic, and how they need to whiten their resumes. Most of my articles talk about how one single race is effected by employers in depth, but only referring to white people as the racist ones in the workplace.
ReplyDeleteIn my research, the main themes have been based around the specific physical and academic needs of foreign students. These included the type of campus as a physical attribute or the program's rigor and prestige based under an academic need. While these show importance, a gap could focus on could be the mental needs of these students and how strenuous a move to a new country can be when paired with the stress of a post-secondary education.
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