How child obesity affects childrens academic performance

Type of paper:

Research paper

Discipline:

Sociology

Format or citation style:

MLA

Soc 201 RESEARCH/REFLECTION PAPER GUIDELINE

You are expected to write and submit a research/reflection paper based on your experience of community service learning and research on a specific topic of a social problem.  Your paper should be double-spaced, typed 12 pt. font, and about 5 pages long.  Based on your service learning experience, conduct research on a specific area of social problem that the community organization attempts to address and link your experience and observation with the literature on the topic.  The paper should include at least three peer-reviewed journal articles.

Your paper should include the following:

1. Introduction:  This section includes a statement of the purpose of the paper, significance of the research question, and a direction for the paper.

2. Background information about a particular social problem or issue that the community organization addresses.  Provide information about the nature, history, causes, and/or solutions of the issue based on the outside sources and articles.

3.  Information about the community partner and your service activities.  Provide the mission statement and activities of the community organization.  Describe how the organization deals with the problem and its impact on your community and people it serves.

4. Relate your service experience and observation to the literature. Discuss how your service experience and observations relate to what you learn from your research on the topic?  Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the ways the community organization deals with the issue. Compare and contrast theirs with the ways other organizations that deal with similar issues.

5. Conclusion/refection:  This section includes a reflexive analysis of what you learned, suggestions for future research, and policy implications.