When your students are required to do background research on a controversial or newsworthy current event, consider pointing them towards CQ Researcher in the UAGC Library. This award-winning database features in-depth, unbiased reports on timely topics in health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
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<p><a class="inline_disabled" href="https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ashford.edu?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.cqpress.com%2Fcqresearcher" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://ashford.instructure.com/users/126656/files/18772342/preview?verifier=NkByGTpTl1I0PtUcbtUGFEnfNMEVLLLxwVrr08Zt" alt="CQ Researcher Logo" data-api-endpoint="https://ashford.instructure.com/api/v1/users/126656/files/18772342" data-api-returntype="File" /></a></p> <p><a class="inline_disabled" href="https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ashford.edu?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.cqpress.com%2Fcqresearcher" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CQ Researcher</a> is an excellent credible resource found in the UAGC Library for<span> original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on news-worthy issues. You can research in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.</span></p> <p><span><img style="float: right;" src="https://ashford.instructure.com/users/126656/files/18773857/preview?verifier=eCzh58juJZlbc0u29JAmnKcJ5w7XUyvdLO0CPZTv" alt="An example of a full report on Public Schools' Challenges containing sections such as introduction, overview, background, outlook, chronology, pro/con, etc." data-api-endpoint="https://ashford.instructure.com/api/v1/users/126656/files/18773857" data-api-returntype="File" />Each single-issue report in CQR provides an introductory overview, a chronology on the topic, an assessment of the current situation, tables and maps, a pro/con debate by representatives of opposing positions, and bibliographies of key sources.</span></p> <p><span>Reports cover timely topics of interest and debate across many areas of study, such as:</span></p> <ul> <li><span>Abortion Post-Roe</span></li> <li><span>Gun Violence</span></li> <li><span>Plastic Pollution</span></li> <li><span>The War in Ukraine</span></li> <li><span>Passenger Rail</span></li> <li><span>Medical Debt in America</span></li> <li><span>Youth Mental Health</span></li> <li><span>Wrongful Conviction</span></li> <li><span>Cultural Appropriation</span></li> <li><span>The New Labor Market</span></li> <li><span>Misinformation and the Media</span></li> </ul> <p>Check out the UAGC Library's <a class="inline_disabled" href="https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ashford.edu?url=https://uagconline.libguides.com/CQresearcher" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CQ Researcher Research Guide</a> for additional assistance.</p>
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