Based on your review of the most recent, relevant research findings on your
chosen topic, submit a final version of your literature review paper,
integrating feedback received from your instructor. Be sure to include a
research/focal question, synthesis of the literature you reviewed,
well-established conclusions, and points of discussion and/or future
research.
- Begin the review by defining the objective of the paper. Introduce the
reader to your focal question. What is this question intended to address?
You may state your “question” in the form of a problem if you like.
Describe the topic for your literature review and why you chose this topic.
Explain why you think it is important. It is also useful to tell the reader
how the review is organized in your introduction section, before you the
transition into the body of the review.
- Organize your literature review paper by themes/theories/concepts,
rather than article by article. If there is one major theme you want to
highlight, state the theme. If there are three major themes or streams of
thought on the topic, briefly name them—and then organize the balance of
your literature review around those three streams. Think of themes,
theories, concepts, lines of thought, and ideas as organizing strategies
for your literature review. Your creativity in this assignment is not the
content or findings but the clarity with which you organize the review and
create a context for understanding the focal question.
- When you are done introducing the first line of thought, create a new
paragraph to discuss studies which present another line of thought or
opposing view.
- Your literature review should hit the high points of each article. You
should not discuss a single article, one by one, like a grocery list. Zero
in on the main theme or finding and then move on to the next theme.
Remember, this is a synthesis, an integration of all the things you have
learned. You are creating a discussion on paper, which in turn gives the
reader a context for understanding where the scholarship has been, where it
is currently, and where it likely will be heading next. Provide enough
details to help the reader understand the significance of the studies you
cite without “rebuilding Rome.” Be sure to evaluate the studies and offer
critical comments on any shortcomings you’ve observed or that have been
reported by the authors.
- Discuss the main findings and their implications. Given the results of
your literature review, what is/are the prevailing argument(s)? What
research question could you ask in order to further develop this area of
study and contribute to the existing body of knowledge? Complete your
review by drawing conclusions about your body of research and identifying
gaps in the research which still remain to be explored, maybe even by you!
Make an argument as to why your research question is important and relevant
to the current work being done on your topic.
Requirements
Apply current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and
formatting of the text, headings, citations, and references. Remember to
use your own words to describe and evaluate the articles. Avoid quoting the
material and also cite works when you are discussing someone else’s ideas.
Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font
with normal one-inch margins, written in APA style, and free of
typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a
running head, an abstract and a reference page. The body of the paper
should be no less than 5 pages in length
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