HEW 411 Assignment: Annotated Bibliography of Public Health Issue 15 percent of your final course grade. Due date: TBA What is an annotated bibliography? As described by Engle (2020), an annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. What is the difference between annotations and abstracts? Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes. Annotations are descriptive and critical; they may describe the author's point of view, current understandings about the research topic, or clarity of the issues surrounding the public health topic. Assignment overview: An annotated bibliography allows you to learn about your topic and to see what has been done in the literature and where your own research or scholarship can fit. This annotated bibliography will help you formulate a public health topic for your review of literature. In general, these are notes to use to build your review of literature. First, locate and record citations to peer-reviewed journal articles that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose journal articles that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic. List a minimum of eight entries in alphabetical order. “Writing an annotated bibliography can help you gain a good perspective on what is being said about your topic. By reading and responding to a variety of sources on a topic, you'll start to see what the issues are, what people are arguing about, and you'll then be able to develop your own point of view.” (Purdue University, 2020). How to create an annotated bibliography Cite article using the appropriate style APA style (6th or 7th edition). Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the article (about 150 words). Do not include quotes. Your text may include some or all of these: (a) describes the purpose of the study, (b) identifies who was studied, (c) answer the question, what are the main arguments? (d) describes findings of the study, (e) compares or contrasts these findings to other studies in your annotated bibliography. For example, is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your annotated bibliography? (f) explains how the findings of the study illuminates your bibliography topic or why this information is important to understand, (g) describe how this article might be helpful with informing, choosing, or identifying a specific public health topic for your literature review. Most importantly, reflect on the article. Once you've summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic? (Purdue University, 2020). Here is a 3-minute video that describes what to place in the text of your annotated bibliography: The Annotated Bibliography, https://youtu.be/svMODJCfBh8 Sample Annotated Bibliography Entry (Adapted from Cornell University Library, https://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography) The following example uses APA style (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, 2019) for the journal citation: Waite, L., Goldschneider, F., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51, 541-554. The researchers use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. Waite, Goldschneider, and Watsberger (1986) find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams (1985) cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living. I recommend listening to Dr. Dan’s explanation of how to write an annotated bibliography. Pause the video and read his Word document to see how he writes about researcher’s findings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVYmU4kXEhA Formatting your Annotated Bibliography This video show how to format your annotated bibliography in APA style: Creating an APA Format Annotated Bibliography, by Raechel Soicher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVYmU4kXEhA Here is another example of how to format an annotated bibliography: Formatting APA Annotated Bibliography, by J. Lloyd Morgan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PnZOeJG_Fs