dp3.GEN499.docx GEN 499 GEN 499 General Education Capstone Scholarly Sources and Resear

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dp3.GEN499.docx GEN 499 GEN 499 General Education Capstone Scholarly Sources and Research ‚·Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research. Popular so... urces are publications such as magazines or newspapers. They €œgenerally cover topics of public interest and are intended in inform and entertain€ (Cendejas, 2014). They often do not contain references and while they are reliable, they are not always appropriate to use when writing a research paper because they are not peer reviewed. Scholarly sources are the exact opposite, they are academic journals or books. These sources will contain a reference list or bibliography, along with the €œcredentials of the scholar presenting the research study€ (Cendejas, 2014). Scholarly sources are then peer reviewed by other scholars or peers to ensure the reliability and validity of the publication. Scholarly sources wil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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