The assignment is to undertake a meta-analysis (not a literature review or a bibliography). The area of scholarly inquiry is devolution. The assignment is to trace the evolution and development of theories and knowledge behind devolution. When did it start, who started it, what are the theories that have been developed?
Search databases for peer-reviewed articles, which databases did you use? Which studies? Use empirical studies.
Highlight controversies and arguments. So and so disagrees. Shows that you have grasped the field. Are there areas of convergence?
Finally – so what? What does it tell you? Is there any agreement by scholars on anything? Conclude the analysis with observations on what you see.
Referencing is APA
5. No less than 15 pages
1. Meta analysis is not literature review. You pick a topic.
2. Public management or an area of scholarly enquiry
a. Trace the evolution and development of theories and knowledge behind it. When did it start, who started it, what are theories that have been developed.
b. Search data bases, which data bases did you use? Which studies? Empirical studies.
c. Highlight controversies and arguments. So and so disagrees. Shows that you have grasped the field. Are there areas of convergence?
d. Finally – so what? What does it tell you? No agreement in anything? In spite of all this, this is what I see.
3. You can do it to a level that it is publishable.
4. Referencing is APA
5. No less than 15 pages