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☐ Conduct and document a thorough literature search based on a variety of relevant search terms and databases using appropriate Boolean operators and combinations.
☐ Start writing with a summary of the purpose statement that leads to a brief explanation of the organization of the literature review. Do not cut and paste the Purpose Statement section from Chapter I.
☐ Present historical research as well as recent research related to the topic of study within the last 5 years.
☐ Include appropriate scholarly source citations for each assertion.
☐ Use multiple citations from diverse literature to weave concepts persuasively and coherently together.
☐ Clearly identify and discuss the knowledge gap.
☐ Include key issues and address all components of the research questions (main constructs, relationships, and associations).
☐ Reframe existing controversies or issues in the literature in novel terms.
☐ 85% of references must be to peer-reviewed research published within the last 5 years to ensure that the study is current, relevant, and warranted.
☐ The literature review should be approximately 30 to 50 pages to this section to include citations to at least 50 relevant sources.
☐ At the end of this section, include documentation in a paragraph that explains the literature search strategy, describes the library and search engine sources, and search terms using the information compiled at the beginning of the literature review.
☐ The documentation may include an APA formatted table that describes the
nature and sources of references.
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☐ Identify, articulate, and describe the theoretical and/or conceptual framework used to guide the study based on the critical review of relevant literature. In the discussion include these aspects:
☐ Identify and define all constructs/concepts of the study. The constructs/concepts are the backbone of the conceptual framework.
☐ Provide a thorough explanation of relationships among the constructs/concepts.
☐ Present all assumptions and propositions relating to the constructs/concepts/variables.
☐ Explain the origin and development of the framework. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of and understanding with both the historical and the current literature on the framework.
☐ Identify the existing studies using this framework in a comparable manner. Note alternative frameworks justify why the selected framework was chosen.
☐ Describe how and why the selected framework relates to the present study and how it guided the development of the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions.
☐ Provide a graphical representation of the theoretical framework.
☐ Provide a graphical representation of the conceptual framework including all the relationships between the constructs/concepts and/or variables.
The discussion of this section should:
☐ Reflect a thorough discussion of the conceptual and/or theoretical area under which the research falls and how the proposed research fits within other research in the field.
☐ Clearly consider the theoretical assumptions and principles guiding the study and include important issues, perspectives, and, if appropriate, controversies in the field.
☐ Reflect comprehensive knowledge of and familiarity with both the historical and current literature.
☐ Cite only scholarly and peer-reviewed sources.
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☐ Present hypotheses that directly correspond to each research question from Chapter I.
☐ No new variables/constructs should be introduced. Include the exact variables/constructs of the research questions mentioned in Chapter I.
☐ Ensure the hypotheses are bi-directional (two-tailed).
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☐ Briefly restate the key points presented in chapter II. Review the headings and/or table of contents to ensure that all the key points are covered.
☐ Highlight areas of contradictions, convergence and divergence, uncertainties, and knowledge gaps in the literature that support and warrant the need for the study and include supporting citations for key points.
☐ The summary discussion should logically flow and lead into Chapter III to setup the research methodology and design discussion.
Chapter
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Conduct
and document a
thorough
literature search based on a variety of relevant
search terms
and
databases
using appropriate Boolean operators and combinations.
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Start writing with
a summary of the purpose statement that leads to a brief explanation
of
the organization of the literature review. Do
not
cut and paste the Purpose Statement
section from Chapter
I
.
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Present historical research as well as
recent
research related to the
topic of study
within the last 5 years.
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Include appropriate scholar
ly source citations for each assertion.
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Use multiple citations from diverse literature to weave concepts
persuasively and
coherently
together.
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Clearly identify and discuss the k
nowledge gap.
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Include key issues and address all components of the res
earch questions (main
constructs, relationships, and associations).
Chapter II: Literature Review
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Checklist:
? Conduct and document a thorough literature search based on a variety of relevant
search terms and databases using appropriate Boolean operators and combinations.
? Start writing with a summary of the purpose statement that leads to a brief explanation
of the organization of the literature review. Do not cut and paste the Purpose Statement
section from Chapter I.
? Present historical research as well as recent research related to the topic of study
within the last 5 years.
? Include appropriate scholarly source citations for each assertion.
? Use multiple citations from diverse literature to weave concepts persuasively and
coherently together.
? Clearly identify and discuss the knowledge gap.
? Include key issues and address all components of the research questions (main
constructs, relationships, and associations).