Each student will read and react a quantitative research article in their area of professional interest. The article is Workplace learning strategies, barriers, facilitators and outcomes: a qualitative study among human resource management practitioners by Paula Crousea, Wendy Doyleband Jeffrey D. Young. Each critique will consist of a summary of the purpose, methodology, results and discussion sections of the article. In order to address the summary, the student will use the article critique template found attached to this assignment.Though you are not re-writing the article using the template, please provide focused statements of evaluation, addressing each of the template categorical variables, to demonstrate your understanding of the critical research elements.

Article Critique Template Citation: Write the article citation HERE. Use APA format for the citation. Does the Article discuss / address: Quantitative or Qualitative @ Is this a Procedures quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods article? Analyses It can only be one. 1) Abstract: Purpose of study Critique the abstract. Need for study, Participants, Discuss the items listed in the left-hand column. Instrumentation Analyses planned. Which are present; what is the quality of each Anticipated results, point? Discussion of anticipated results 2) Introduction: Critique the Introduction. What is the problem the Includes main purpose of the study addresses? What is the purpose of the study? study rationale or reasons for What do the authors want to find out? Findings/Results Critique the findings/results section of the article. conducting the study Are they credible? Trustworthy? Questions or hypotheses to be Address these two bullet points. investigated Address the aspects discussed in the article. (3) Literature review: Critique the literature review. How does the Studies conducted previously on literature, particularly research articles support the same or similar topic (pro the topic? | Discussion Critique the discussion section of the article. and con), Implications Describe how the points are in keeping with the Theory (ies) that drive(s) the Address these two points. . Further research type of research the article puts forth. study (il any) 4) Methods Address these 3 points. Participants - how many people Critique the methods section of the article. and how selected Describe how the points are in keeping with the References Describe the quality (not the number) of the Setting type of research the article puts forth. references. Current? Appropriate? Related to the Research Question hypothesis topic? Instruments - quantitative and Address these points. qualitative instruments Reliability & validity