In this week’s Discussion, you analyzed founding documents of American democracy to determine how democratic concepts and principles are manifested in those early writings. For this Application Assignment, you are asked to shift your thoughts to current scholarly writings on democratic governance. As with any analysis of academic literature, good scholarship requires the ability to evaluate the validity and usefulness of published works. You probably know from past experience that information presented in a peer-reviewed journal article is more acceptable in academic circles than an article on the same topic in a grocery store tabloid. A major part of researching current literature on democratic governance is to explore various written works and evaluate them based on your own understanding. Many of the older and simpler rules that scholars once used to evaluate the usefulness of publications have been rendered less useful as a result of modern electronic media. Therefore, using a variety of tools such as electronic databases and the Internet to locate scholarly works is essential. The Internet has led to an enormous increase in the amount of information available to you as a scholar; however, like any other academic literature, Internet information should be carefully examined for quality and credibility. Finding current literature on democratic governance that is valid requires research using the highest standards of evaluation.
To prepare for this assignment:
•Review the article “Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals” in this week’s Learning Resources. Reacquaint yourself with criteria and standards for evaluating scholarly literature.
•Peruse the Walden library, academic databases, and the Internet for current literature on democratic governance.
•Consider the tools and instruments you use to locate credible published works on democratic governance.
•Reflect on the quality and credibility of current literature on democratic governance. You should use the Internet to search for resources that outline criteria you might use to evaluate scholarly writing.
•Select a journal article, a book, and a website to evaluate for this assignment.
•Think about the criteria/standards you would use to evaluate the resources that you selected, and consider each one in terms of these elements.
The assignment (3 pages):
•Briefly describe each of the resources you selected.
•Evaluate each using appropriate criteria. Cite the criteria you used.
•Draw at least one conclusion about quality and credibility of current literature on democratic governance.
•Share insights about what you learned as a result of your evaluation.
Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.
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