Module 4 Cross Cultural Research Critical Analysis Module 4 Assessment: Critical Analysis of Cross-Cultural Research For this Module 4 Assessment, you wil

Module 4 Cross Cultural Research Critical Analysis Module 4 Assessment: Critical Analysis of Cross-Cultural Research

For this Module 4 Assessment, you will finalize your Module Assessment for submission in which you critically analyze a research article to determine how the researcher(s) incorporated culture into their research. Specifically, how was the influence of culture incorporated into the overall study and what might you suggest for improvement to the research for positive social change. Your analysis will be included in an 8-page paper not including your title and reference page.

TO PREPARE:
In Week 3, you selected and submitted a journal article related to cross-cultural research that was published within the last 10 years from one of the following journals for Instructor approval:
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cross-Cultural Research
International Perspectives in Psychology
Ethos
Use the approved article to complete this Module 4 Assessment
Review the Learning Resources and the media program related to cross-cultural research and the critical analysis of such research and consider how a critical analysis is developed.

Assignment Part 1: Introduction

In your Introduction to your critical analysis, include the following:

Introduce the research you selected (title, authors)
Describe the study (i.e., purpose of the study)
Describe the problem addressed in the study as well as the research question

Part 2: Methods and Design

Describe the overall design of the study you selected
Describe the type of methodology used (i.e., qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method)
Describe any ethical considerations within the study you selected. If none mentioned, explain any potential ethical issues the researcher(s) might have needed to consider.

Part 3: Culture within Research

This portion of your assessment is your analysis of how the researchers incorporated culture into their research. Include the following:

How did the researcher(s) incorporate the nature of culture within their study?
Are there aspects of the study where researcher(s) could have better incorporated the influence of culture in the sample, methods, analyses or conclusion and how?
If the researcher(s) were given an opportunity to improve on their research, what would you suggest? Be specific.
How would your suggestion facilitate positive social change?

Article Selected:

Article: Cheung, G. W., & Rensvold, R. B. (2000). Assessing extreme and acquiescence response sets in cross-cultural research using structural equations modeling. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31(2), 187-212.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022100031002003

References:

Friedlmeier, W. (2005). Emotional development and Culture: Reciprocal contributions of cross-cultural research and developmental psychology. In W. Friedlmeier, P. Chakkarath, & B. Schwarz (eds.) Culture and Human Development: The Importance of Cross-Cultural Research for the Social Sciences. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group.

Gifford (2008). Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd, Not by genes alone: How culture transformed human evolution. Journal of Bioceonomics, 10(2), pp.193–198.

Karasz, A., & Singelis, T. M. (2009). Qualitative and mixed methods research in cross-cultural psychology: Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 40(6), 909–916.

Leech, N. L., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2009). A typology of mixed methods research designs. Quality and Quantity, 43(2), 265–275. doi:10.1007/s11135-007-9105-3

Van de Vijver, F. J. R., & Tanzer, N. K. (2004). Bias and equivalence in cross-cultural assessment: An overview. European Review of Applied Psychology, 54(2), 119–135.

Article: Cheung, G. W., & Rensvold, R. B. (2000). Assessing extreme and acquiescence response sets in cross-cultural research using structural equations modeling. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31(2), 187-212.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022100031002003