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SOURCE ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS

The process of analyzing various sources enables you to exercise critical thinking and to effectively synthesize information. For this assignment, you will answer each prompt below with information from five Student Support or Retention based articles that discuss elements of diversity, inclusion or the campus environment from sources within the categories listed. Please note that the article must originate from an organization within each category, not reference each category (i.e. a retention article published by a corporation, not an article about corporate retention). For each source, you will analyze each required aspect in depth as you answer each prompt. Your analysis must be written in your own words, with citations properly formatted in current APA format. There is no length requirement; however a strong analysis will include several paragraphs in applicable fields. Please note that title, abstract and reference pages are not required; however appropriate current APA citations are required for all sourced information used.

I. Scholarly Source

a. Full current APA Reference:

b. Please provide a concise summary of the article:

c. What retention/success theory did the author reference?

d. What value did the article contribute to the conversation of student success?

e. What appears to be the author’s intent in writing the article?

f. In light of your above responses, should the content of this article be recommended to help an institution increase student success? Please fully explain your answer.

II. Informal (non-scholarly) Source

a. Full current APA Reference:

b. Please provide a concise summary of the article:

c. What retention/success theory did the author reference?

d. What value did the article contribute to the conversation of student success?

e. What appears to be the author’s intent in writing the article?

f. In light of your above responses, should the content of this article be recommended to help an institution increase student success? Please fully explain your answer.

III. Corporate Source

a. Full current APA Reference:

b. Please provide a concise summary of the article:

c. What retention/success theory did the author reference?

d. What value did the article contribute to the conversation of student success?

e. What appears to be the author’s intent in writing the article?

f. In light of your above responses, should the content of this article be recommended to help an institution increase student success? Please fully explain your answer.

IV. Government Source

a. Full current APA Reference:

b. Please provide a concise summary of the article:

c. What retention/success theory did the author reference?

d. What value did the article contribute to the conversation of student success?

e. What appears to be the author’s intent in writing the article?

f. In light of your above responses, should the content of this article be recommended to help an institution increase student success? Please fully explain your answer.

V. Non-Profit Source

a. Full current APA Reference:

b. Please provide a concise summary of the article:

c. What retention/success theory did the author reference?

d. What value did the article contribute to the conversation of student success?

e. What appears to be the author’s intent in writing the article?

f. In light of your above responses, should the content of this article be recommended to help an institution increase student success? Please fully explain your answer.