ANNO BIB!!!!!!!!!

 An annotated bibliography is a lot like a citation for a works cited page.  It allows people who read an author’s research to see the resources.  The difference is that an annotated bibliography has a brief 3 to 6 sentence summary of the source on it.  The annotated bibliography allows a researcher to quickly access information on potential sources that may be useful.  The University of California’s university library states that the difference between an annotated bibliography and an abstract is that the annotated bibliography only touches on the major points of the document, and an abstract more thoroughly summarizes the document (library.ucsc.edu).

    Annotated bibliographies can help a writer write his intro for a research assignment.  Having all the sources and their topics written down allows a writer to quickly access any source that they need.  It can also be a helpful tool when writing a lit review.  When writing a lit review it handy to have all every source used in the research, and how they helped written down.  Basically an annotated bibliography is a larger more diffused lit review.  All a lit review does is take the information on the annotated bibliography and organize and focus it into a more reader friendly format.

    In order to figure out if a source is valid, timely, and unbiased a researcher must critically analyze the hell out of it!  Firstly, it is easy to see when the article was published and figure out how timely it is.  In fact, it is easy to search for articles that have been written recently and cut out all of the documents that are outdated.  In order to check the validity and bias on an article, a researcher must critically analyze the document.  I always look to see if the author uses opinion or fact to drive his point home.  Also it is helpful to look for citation, and check to see if the author uses other people’s ideas to back up his own.

Works Cited

“Write an Annotated Bibliography”. UC Santa Cruz University Library. 2009. UC Santa Cruz. Feb. 15, 2009.

                             http://library.ucsc.edu/help/howto/write-an-annotated-bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Grimmitt, Michael H. “Inside a religious education research project: the influence of theological and educational        considerations on the treatment of religious content within a prescribed pedagogic framework.” Journal of Beliefs & Values: Studies in Religion & Education 29.3 (2008): 223-32.

    This article suggests that regardless of an attempt at separation of church and state, the dominant religion of an area will always have an effect on what is religious matter is taught in public schools.

Goodman, Kathleen M., and John A. Mueller. “Invisible, marginalized, and stigmatized: Understanding and addressing the needs of atheist students.” New Directions for Student Services 125 (2009): 55-63.

    Points out that there is a population of atheist students in public high schools.  The document suggests ways for educators to mean the specific needs that an atheist learner may have.

Buchanan, Michael T., and Brendan Hyde. “Learning beyond the surface: engaging the cognitive, affective and spiritual dimensions within the curriculum.” International Journal of Children’s Spirituality 13.4 (2008): 309-20.

    The authors do a study on the effect that a secular up bringing has on students.  They are taught to learn cognitively. 

McCarthy, Martha. “Beyond the Wall of Separation: Church-State Concerns in Public Schools.” Phi Delta Kappan 90.10 (2009): 714-19.

    The legal issues surrounding the issue of religions being taught in public schools.  Useful examples of religious influences in schools.

Barret, Jennifer B., Jennifer Pearson, Chandra Muller, and Kenneth A. Frank. “Adolescent Religiosity and School Contexts.” Social Science Quarterly (Blackwell Publishing Limited) 88.4 (2007): 1024-037.

    It states that school is a place where children develope social skills and find a personal identity.  Religious affiliations are also discovered from the interacts made at school.

Passe, Jeff, and Lara Willox. “Teaching Religion in America’s Public Schools: A Necessary Disruption.” Social Studies 100.3 (2009): 102-06.

    The author argues that religion has a place in public school, due it’s cultural relevance in today’s world.  This is kind of the opposite of what I’m going to argue, but it will be handy to have some sources from the other side of the argument.

Dawson, Joseph M. “The Meaning of Separation of Church and State in the First Amendment.” Journal of Church & State 50.4 (2008): 677-81.

There is a clear cut separation of church and state.  which should mean that there is no religion in public high schools.  However, there is still religion in schools.

 

Stokes, Charles E. “THE ROLE OF PARENTAL RELIGIOSITY IN HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION.” Sociological Spectrum 28.5 (2008): 531-55.

    Parents have a large influence over their children’s religion.  It will help me look at how parental religious beliefs effect students in school.

Hewlett, Martinez, and Ted Peters. “Evolution in Our Schools: What Should We Teach?” Dialog: A Journal of Theology; Spring2006, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p106-109, 4p 45.1 (2006): 106-09.

    Scientists believe creationism should be taught to all students regardless of religious affiliation.  This will be useful in my research when I examine christianity’s place in public schools, even ifs its not directly talking about literature.

Wighting, Mervyn J., and Liu Jing. “Relationships Between Sense of School Community and Sense of Religious Commitment Among Christian High School Students.” Journal of Research on Christian Education; 2009, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p56-68, 13p, 4 charts 18.1 (2009): 56-68.

     There is a relationship between religious students and their sense of school.  The difference is greater in Girls than boys.  This could be useful when I try to answer questions about the effects of christianity in schools..