Literature Review
The literature review focuses on how other researchers have addressed
similar questions. It places the study in context and discusses how it will
differentiate itself from what is already in the field. I suggest between
7-10 pages for this section but you will continue to add to this as you go.
You should have no fewer than 15 scholarly articles as references in this
submission. You are attempting to establish what the literature says and
where the gap exists that you plan to fill with your project! Please make
sure not to “stack” sources. Weave each source into the relevance of your
project and each other. It is usually a good idea to move from the academic
scholarly literature, to the national studies, then to state and local and
finally anything specifically to your work. Many projects have government
reports or state or agency documents in this section compared to what you
would find in a thesis lit review but you do need some scholarly peer
reviewed journals to set the stage.
