History of Minority Populations in the Child Welfare System Article Reviews

You will be using the academic databases in the UOP library to· find three articles that depict current issues affecting the United States child welfare system. You will then summarize each article in an annotated bibliography (see the Center for Writing Excellence for a sample).

Go to the UOP library and locate the three academic databases under Academic Databases Major: EBSCOhost, Gale PowerSearch, and ProQuest. You will be searching for peer-reviewed articles and studies on each academic database.

EBSCOhost

1. Go to EBSCOhost
2. Click on Advanced. Then check Full-text and Peer-reviewed
3. Search on the following keywords: “Child Welfare” and any minority population (i.e., “African American”, “Native American”, “Latino”, etc.
4. Select one article to review

Gale PowerSearch

1. Go to Gale PowerSearch
2. Click on Advanced Search
3. Check: “to documents with full text ” and “to peer-reviewed publications”
4. Search on the following keywords: “Child Welfare” and “Drug Abuse” (feel free to play around a little with different keywords, such as methamphetamines, etc.).
5. Select one article to review

ProQuest

1. Go to ProQuest
2. Click on the Advanced tab
3. Check “Full Text” and “Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed ”
4. Search on the following keywords: “Child Welfare” and “cultural competence”
5. Click on “more search options” to explore ways to find articles of interest (optional)
6. Select one article to review

o   Review your selected articles. Summarize each of these articles in an annotated bibliography using your APA manual.

o   Type each reference in APA format using your APA Manual as a guide. Each citation will be followed by a summary of each article (not the abstract), exploring the key issues noted in each article.

Your final assignment will include a title page in APA format, and your annotated bibliography in this order:

o   Title page

o   Citation of article 1 in APA format

o   Summary of article (about one or two paragraphs)

o   Citation of article 2 in APA format

o   Summary of article (about one or two paragraphs)

o   Citation of article 3 in APA format

o   Summary of article (about one or two paragraphs)