Comparing Articles

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Comparing Articles
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Executive Summary
This is a comparative study of two papers in the human services discipline. The two paper
selected for this study has involved two different research methods- one is qualitative
research, and the other is qualitative research. This paper tries to examine the theoretical and
epistemological underpinnings of the article by discussing several aspects of it. The aptness
of the methodology to do justice with the research question and research design is analysed.
Lastly, the contribution of these papers to human service research is discussed.

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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................3
Theoretical and epistemological underpinnings.............................................................3
Aptness of methodology................................................................................................5
Effectiveness of research design....................................................................................6
Contribution to Human service research........................................................................7
Conclusion......................................................................................................................9
References....................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Human services research scopes have been increased with the development of human
civilisation, and it is continuing to increase in present times as well. The researches that are
done in the field of humans services are varied as the scope of the research is huge and ever
changing. The term “human services” is an umbrella term for many professions and issues.
Anything that is related to the development or problems of a human being is related to the
human services discipline. Therefore, the researchers have ample resources for their studies
in this branch. This paper is an overall analysis of two research articles, published in human
services discipline. The two papers that are selected for this study are “A meta-analysis: The
relationship between father involvement and student academic achievement” and “A
qualitative synthesis of children’s experiences of shared care post divorce.” The
methodology used in these papers and their aptness to the topic selected is analysed. Also, the
theoretical underpinning of the papers and the knowledge branch and philosophy or
epistemology would also be highlighted in the discussion part. This paper would judge how
the research design suits the context of the research topic and what are the implication of
these researchers are in human service sectors.
Theoretical and epistemological underpinnings
The theoretical aspect of a study builds the main arguments, whereas, the
epistemological underpinning is the knowledge source, nature of the study and the limitations
of the knowledge (Pernecky, 2016). The epistemology is research has four major categories.
These are- intuitive, authoritarian, logical and empirical. This division has been made
according to the sources of knowledge. Intuitive knowledge is based on faith and intuition
rather than the fact and logic. This type of research is developed on the basis of the thoughts
that the researchers have for the topic he selected. The authoritarian knowledge is the one that