Please throughly read the attached directions, key info below and my research proposal to write the RESULTS (LIMATIONS) AND DISCUSSION section of my research study.
Key Information about my study:
Results:
My result section will actually be limitations I faced during my study.
LACK OF ELIGBLE PARTICPANTS: Unfortunately, I was not able to recruit any participants because the demographics of clients in the group home changed from all African Americans to all caucasin, in which I could not utilize for this particular study. I did not have any control nor knowledge on the client demographic change at the grouphome facility.
POPULATION IMPACT: I was too population-specific. My study required particpants to be an African American adolescent malebetween 13-17 years old, judically involved, received or receiving mental health services, in a level 3 group homein Charlotte, NC. Being this specific, I hindered myself from being able to interview other races, genders, age groups or other supervised facilities.
Discussion:
Upon returning to the group home agency to recruit my participants to begin the interviews, the agency mentioned that they changed their client demographics to all white adolescent males instead of african american adolescents because it seems to be “easier” to work with white teens than black teens, especially those with mental and behavioral issues.
I want to utilize this information in my discussion to express the issue of the difference of care for african american youth compared to other races. Why may this be the case? (FIND OTHER RESEARCH STUDIES AND/LITERATURE REGARDING OR SUPPORTING THE ISSUE)
I also want to discuss the extremely low wages of group home care providers. Being that these type of care providers are often underpaid for the extensive amount of work and long hours, could also be a contributing factor toan agency not accepting certain clients into the agency because of the amount of additional care that may be needed. Could it be the agency realizes that and in order to keep staff, they are reluctant to bring in clients that may be “harder” to work with? (FIND OTHER RESEARCH STUDIES, LITERATURE OR STATS REGARDING OR SUPPORTING TOPIC/ISSUE)
ANY SOURCES UTILIZED MUST BE SCHOLARY PEER REVIEWED. PLEASE DO NOT USE GREY LITERATURE!