Assignment: Literature Review Structure
Overview:
Using the headings below, write a 3-5 page essay in current APA format. This essay will serve as the structure and framework to your literature review.
Instructions:
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Submit the literature review structure as a formatted Word document. Your essay should be clear, have a logical flow, and be organized in headings per current APA format. The headings below are examples of the content required in each section. However you need to create your own headings based on your topic. You should still retain this specific order of headings. Need Assignment Help?
Introduction
- Provide an introductory section that sets the context for your literature review.
- Elaborate on the purpose and scope of the review.
- State the research question (singular)and objectives that will guide your literature review.
Theoretical Framework: (Create your own heading that reflects the theoretical framework for your literature review).
- Explain the structure of the theoretical framework for your review of literature in this section.
- Summarize the key concepts and principles of the theoretical framework that will inform your literature review.
Main Sections: (Create your own headings that reflect the main sections for your literature review).
- Identify the main sections that will comprise your literature review.
- Each main section should correspond to a thematic or conceptual category relevant to your literature review topic. Explain the content under each section.
Subsections: (Create your own headings that reflect the subsections for your literature review).
- Within each main section, identify subsections that will further delineate specific aspects or themes.
- Subsections should facilitate the organization and synthesis of related literature. Explain the content under each subsection.
Key Themes and Concepts: (Create your own headings that reflect each of the key themes and concepts for your literature review).
- Highlight key themes, concepts, or theories that will be explored within each section and subsection.
- Provide a brief description or explanation of each theme and concept to guide the literature review process.
Methodological Approaches: (Create your own heading that reflects the methodological approaches).
- Identify the various methodological approaches relevant to your topic.
- Discuss and elaborate on the each of the research methodologies relevant to
- Your topic, discussing the pros and cons of each, in the context of your topic.
Conclusion:
- Conclude your paper with a summary and conclusion that include the overarching themes and objectives of the literature review.
- Emphasize the significance of the literature review in advancing understanding within your field of study.
Format of assignment: Current APA edition.
A minimum of 7sources are required in addition to the Galvan and Galvan course text and the Bible both of which must be used and cited. Biblical integration must be present.
Acceptable sources include peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years (current year, plus prior 4 years) and seminal works for the theoretical framework (which can be more than 5 years old). You may include older articles provided you also meet the minimum requirement for 7 peer-reviewed sources published within the past 5 years (current year plus prior 4 years). If you exclude older articles, you may miss important information.
Page counts do not include front matter and back matter. Minimum 3 full pages are required.
For all assignments in this course, you are expected to demonstrate progression by incorporating instructor feedback from prior assignments in this course.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
At this stage in your doctoral journey, and specifically for this course, do not use the following or any secondary sources in your reference list: systematic reviews, integrative reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses. These are secondary sources, and citing them is essentially the same as citing a review of other studies, rather than the original research. For your assignments, you must rely on primary, peer-reviewed research articles. Primary sources report original data, methods, and findings, and these are essential for developing the critical research skills needed at the doctoral level. You may read systematic reviews and other secondary sources to help you understand your topic more broadly. However, if you come across useful studies within those reviews, locate and cite the original (primary) research articles from the reference lists rather than citing the review itself.
At this stage in your doctoral journey, you are in the coursework phase. Coursework prepares you for the dissertation phase, but it is not a substitute for the work required once you begin your dissertation. When you enter the dissertation phase, you will follow the direction and expectations of your Dissertation Chair. For now, please complete all assignments according to the requirements of this course, knowing that dissertation-level guidance will come later from the Chair of your dissertation committee.