Assignment 4: The Literature Review and Solutions
Questions
- Entitle it “Chapter 2: Research and Solutions.” Then type the heading, “Research.” In this section, present your review of the literature. Read carefully to distinguish between and understand causes and solutions. Your research project will proceed more clearly and efficiently if you make this distinction at present. You should locate at least 20 research studies and/or articles that discuss problems identical to or similar to yours. Search primarily for peer-reviewed scholarly studies published within the last 5-10 years. You may include additional sources such as newspapers, Web sites, and others. Cite sources in text, and provide reference list entries in a section entitled “References” at the end of Chapter
- Remember that APA guidelines demand a reference list entry for each citation in text and vice versa. Do not merely generate one paragraph per study after another. Synthesize information from studies that are related to each other and to specific causes or aspects of your particular problem. Move from the general to the specific. As much as possible, arrange your information so that it becomes increasingly Generated: 1/1/2026 Page 6 of 12 focused on problems identical or very similar to yours. Do not quote frequently. The reader is interested in your words. Quote only when the original wording is exceptionally powerful. Type the heading, “Causative Analysis,” and explain the causes of your specific problem. Examination of your own evidence and careful review of the literature should enable you at this point to determine the causes accurately. In this section, include discussion of only your problem. Because your focus is on your participants in your work setting, you probably will not need to cite sources here. Type the heading “Solutions.” Begin this section by repeating your problem statement exactly as you stated it previously. Then briefly evaluate the solutions you have found. Provide a critique in which you consider them from such perspectives as your power base, time, materials, staff, and other factors. Consider which of these solutions would be feasible in your work setting, with your target group, your resources, and your colleagues and administration. Now state which solutions you will implement. Present them in a bulleted list. Conclude Chapter 2 with a thorough discussion of strategies that you might employ to study your selected solutions. Finally, generate a weekly Plan of Action for a minimum of 8-10 weeks. You will probably NOT actually conduct any study, but your plan should be complete enough so you could actualy conduct the study. Assignment 4 Rubric Element Not Met Met Exceeded Literature Review Fewer than 20 research articles and/or studies were cited. Little evidence of synthesis is evident. The review does not move from the general to the specific. Twenty research articles and/or studies were cited. Sufficient synthesis of material is evident. The review moves from the general to the specific. More than 20 articles and/or studies were cited. Material was synthesized thoroughly. The review moves from the general to the specific. Causative Analysis General statements regarding the causes of the problem applicable to various populations are present. Only causes of the problem among the research project participants in the setting are discussed. Only causes of the problem among the research project participants in the setting are discussed. Presentation of Solutions Potential solutions are evaluated effectively. No rationale for selected solutions is present. A bulleted list of selections may not be present. Solutions are inadequate to address the problem. Potential solutions are evaluated effectively. A rationale for selected solutions is present. A bulleted list of selections is present. Solutions are adequate to address the problem. Potential solutions are evaluated effectively. A persuasive rationale for selected solutions is present. A bulleted list of selections is present. Solutions are extensive Generated: 1/1/2026 Page 7 of 12 Plan of Action The Plan of Action does not span a period of 8-10 weeks. Some solutions not specified in the Solutions section are included. All solutions specified in the Solutions section are not included. The Plan of Action spans a period of 8 10 weeks. Only solutions specified in the Solutions section are included. All solutions specified in the Solutions section are included. The Plan of Action spans a period of 8-10 weeks. Only solutions specified in the Solutions section are included. All solutions specified in the Solutions section are included
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