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Poverty: Country Research Project | Fall '24

Resources curated to support the Country Research Project within Ms. Schulte's Poverty course, fall term 2024. For questions or issues with access, please email Ms. Sinai asinai@lawrenceville.org

AI Guidelines/Tips:

  • As part of your initial research, you may use ChatGPT to generate a list of factors leading to poverty in your country. Remember that AI tools do not always contain accurate information; you must do your due diligence as a researcher to confirm the data and evidence that your question generates. Ask ChatGPT to show you a list of references/sources, and then head to those sites to read the information for yourself. Be mindful that bias in your original question can also lead to bias in the results. 
     
  • You must cite your query, and can use Noodletools to help you. After creating your project in Noodletools, select "new source", from a website, then select "AI Response/Output". The prompt should contain the original question you asked ChatGPT. You may also cite follow-up responses. 

  • Using Wikipedia: Wikipedia can be a valuable background source, and there will most likely be topic pages that focus specifically on poverty in your country (i.e. Poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo). Though you cannot cite Wikipedia directly in a paper/project, look with a critical eye at the references listed at the end of each article for the possibility of discovering more scholarly, reputable resources. 
     
  • Keyword Searches: As you read, start a short list of keywords that embody your topic(s). What factors play into poverty in your country?  Use these words as you begin to search for more complex material. When searching the sources listed below, focus on keywords! Take your country name and add a clarifying term, like Mozambique AND environment.

Background Reading: Get to Know Your Country

Country Overviews and Reports:

Statistical Resources:

Academic Databases: Further Your Understanding

Bunn Library's Online Resources offer credible, trustworthy information, including a trove of articles that provide scholarly analysis of a topic. TO SEARCH: focus on keywords! Such as “Haiti” AND “poverty” or “Sudan conflict”