Internal and External Factors on Enrollment Trends in Language-Related Subjects

Article Analysis Part 2
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September 15, 2022
Part I. Annotated Bibliography
Steward, D. (2004). The Master's Degree in the Modern Languages since 1966. Profession, 154-177.
In the article written the Steward (2004) entitled The Master’s Degree in Modern Languages since 1966, the authors discussed how the number of Master’s (MA) enrollment and conferment for MA English and MA Foreign Languages have changed throughout time. Notably, the authors found out that while there was a decrease in the total percentage of enrollees during the period, such a decrease was due to both internal and external circumstances such as stagflation, conflict, war, and even the changing social equilibrium. The author of this article believes that this is a credible source since the meta-analysis conducted utilized peer-reviewed journals and reputable articles. Finally, this would be a good source for my paper about ASL since it provides a context about how enrollment trends in language-related subjects are affected by both internal and external factors. 
Part II. Article Analysis
How did the author(s) select the articles used in this review? What were the selection criteria used? What articles were excluded, if any? Based on what exclusion criteria? Look for criteria such as the time frame, intervention type, outcome, setting, or age group.
In order to select the articles that would be used in this review, the authors' utilized peer-reviewed journals, articles, and other credible reports from 1968 to 2003. It must be noted that these articles were written about two years after the analysis period, 1966 to 2001. However, part of their exclusion criteria is the results of articles and studies that are done from 1970 to 1971 and 199...