Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Popular Magazine Vs Scholarly Journal Articles

I have found one scholarly journal article on my topic and The APA works cited format is;

References
CHONG, J. L. (2009). Cultural Practices and Spiritual Development for Women in a Native American Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse, 8(3), 261.

I have also found a popular magazine article on my topic and The APA works cited format is;

References
FENSKE, L. J. (2011). Winnifred Olsen At the Forefront of Bringing Minority and Native American Studies into Puget Sound Area Classrooms. Columbia: The Magazine Of Northwest History, 25(3), 10-13.

 The magazine I read about my topic had more of an opinion than researched facts about the topic at hand. It is more suitable for general readers. It does not have references, appendix and notes

While on the on the other hand the scholarly article was well written by experts on the field, had an abstract and of course had references and the works the author used.
For my research, I would need both.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Abdi,

    Thank you for your post comparing the popular magazine and scholarly journal articles.

    I remember that you are doing research on the Chippewa in Minnesota...how would the Fenske article be particularly helpful to you?

    Sincerely,
    Professor Wexelbaum

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  2. Hi Dr.Rachel,
    Up to this point I am collecting general backgraound information for the native Americans.

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  3. Sounds good. Please let me know if you need any assistance.

    Sincerely,
    Professor Wexelbaum

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