The purpose of a literature review is to express to your reader the knowledge and ideas that have been established on a topic. Your literature review should describe the strengths and weaknesses in the literature on the topic you have chosen.
Be organized around and related directly to your research question
Synthesize and organize results
Identify trends or findings
Identify areas of disagreement
Formulate questions that need further research
Title Page (required)
Body of paper (10 full pages)
Introduce your research question
start off by presenting your research question
address why you chose the topic or why you find it interesting
state the specific lines of research you will be discussing
Describe each study (or each line of research, depending on what makes sense), then compare them.
Compare studies. Determine which aspects of the studies are relevant. Point out strengths and weaknesses in the studies. Compare:
multicultural implications, findings, relevance and/or significance
hypotheses stated
variables selected (independent and dependent)
results obtained
interpretation of results
speculations about future studies
Evaluate the work done in the area you are researching based on your comparisons and state:
strengths – supported with evidence
weaknesses – supported with evidence
what requires futher study
Summarize your findings
