Assignment
a) Needs Assessment and Environmental Scan
- Conduct research to understand the needs of vulnerable youth in the community, using interviews, surveys, focus groups, and/or secondary data analysis.
- Conduct an environmental scan to map out existing services and to determine where the greatest needs are.
- The report and scan will be assessed on depth of research, inclusion of diverse perspectives, relevance to the target population, and alignment with community feedback.
Calgary Community Data
Types of Literature
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Scholarly |
Grey literature |
Professional or trade journals |
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Scholarly journal articles:
Scholarly books and book chapters
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Unlike scholarly journals, trade publications do not contain original research and are meant to be practical in nature. Their focus is on current practices and issues. |
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Search for these in library databases or Google Scholar |
Search for these in Google, Google Scholar or ERIC |
Search for these resources using Library databases, Associations or Google
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Sample Search |
Sample Search using resource type limiters: |
Searching for local organizations
Google search techniques
Narrow your search to a domain:
- site:org
- site:gov.ab.ca
Narrow your search to reports:
- inurl:report
- file:pdf
Set up a Google email alert:
- Create a login
- To create an alert, go to google.com/alerts
- Type in your search
