Assignment Problem: Community and Youth Dissertation
Topic -To explore the effectiveness of LGE exit support in tackling knife crime among young people 18-24yrs in Southwark
Question - How effective is London Gang exit(LGE) programme in tackling knife crime among young people 18-24years in Southwark
Your introduction chapter should have the following elements:
Write a short and general paragraph to introduce the chapter.
Offer a general description, outlining your research question.
Explain what your aim is.
Then explain what you are going to do to meet this aim (your objectives)
Chapter 1: Introduction
Your introduction chapter should have the following elements:
Explain briefly how you are going to conduct the research (research methods).
Refer to assumptions and limitations of research.
Refer to the range of issues that you intend to explore and hint at evolving themes.
Explain the reasons for this study (significance)
Define the key term(s) using reliable and academic sources.
Write how you have organized your research report (other chapters)
Chapter 2: Literature Review
An introductory paragraph explaining your approach which is expected to be 'thematic analysis'.
A section briefly explaining your search strategy, method of appraisal and analysis of the literature
Presentation of your results/themes incorporating critical appraisal of the studies included
Chapter 3: Research Methods
Describe your research methodology: Qualitative methodology
Describe your research methods: primary research (one-to-one semi-structured interviews), secondary research,
Use Research Methods books to justify your choice of methodology and methods
Refer to 'advantages and disadvantages' of primary research and in-depth interviews.
Describe when the research took place (duration, month and so on).
Describe where the research took place.
Research Participants:
Describe who the research participants were and how many in total you interviewed.
If appropriate, offer a demographic breakdown of your participants: gender, age, ethnicity, country of origin, education, employment and other characteristics which might be useful for your research. (Be brief)
Describe how access to your participants was obtained.
Ethical Issues
Write about ethical issues and use a sub-heading for this section (Generic and specific ones).
Use academic sources to refer to generic ethical issues.
Possible sub-headings for this chapter:
- Introduction
- Research methodology and research methods
- Research Participants
- Ethical Issues
- Limitations of your research (current situation, time, resources, scale of research)
Chapter 4: Findings
You are expected to present this chapter thematically.
The themes are the significant issues that your participants have referred to.
You need to find the similarity of the issues and offer themes.
There is a link between the questions that you have asked and the themes that you have come up with.
Depending on the number of your themes, you will have a number of paragraphs.
Chapter 5: Conclusion
It is useful to refer to possible areas of further research which might be needed based on your findings.
Chapter 5: Recommendations
You should include your recommendations in this chapter.
Try to use bullet points for your recommendations.
Your recommendations should be a combination of the recommendations you have managed to gather from your secondary and primary data.
Try to formulate the main messages that your interviewees have suggested as a way of improving the situation as your recommendations.
Chapter Six: Reflective Research Log
Attachment:- Community and Youth Dissertation.rar