EDUC 703
BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Assignment Description
Candidates will develop an annotated bibliography of appropriate peer-reviewed journal
articles for an instructor-approved topic in the area of educational foundations.
Candidates will collect 15 peer-reviewed journal articles containing primary research that
directly contribute to your understanding of the approved topic. This assignment would
be considered a first step in a literature review.
Specific Guidelines
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Your selected topic of interest (a foundational topic in education) will need to be
identified to the course instructor and approved before gathering sources. The
topic could be as general as something like “Discipline in K-12 Schools” or
“Teacher Education.” To gain instructor approval, create a thread in Discussion
Board Forum 2 identifying your proposed topic no later than 11:59 p.m. Sunday
of Module/Week 1. The instructor will respond with comments. Be sure the topic
is broad enough to find plenty of quality resources.
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After receiving approval, explore Liberty University Online library resources. Use
the research portal on the library’s homepage to search the accessible journals.
Avoid searching for articles using generic search engines such as Google, Bing,
etc. The 15 sources must be research journal articles that contain traditional
aspects of research: research questions, methods, findings, discussion, etc. Do not
use sources that are summaries of research, book reviews, editorials, etc.
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Each journal article citation will be accompanied by a substantive summary of the
article’s methods, findings, and a general description of its relevance to your
topic. This assignment is posted to Blackboard using the SafeAssign word
matching program so you must be careful to summarize the material using your
own words. I highly recommend you review the SafeAssign report that is
generated. Do not copy the abstract of the article, as this would be considered
plagiarism.
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For your assignment, please provide title, abstract, and reference pages (see
sample posted in Blackboard). The abstract should be a 100–120 word summary
of the overall results of your research regarding your topic.
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The final product must comply with APA format requirements and must be
submitted to Blackboard in a Microsoft Word document.
This assignment is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 2.