Choose just 1 from the research topics and write a literature review on that basis

Research Topics 2020

For

Literature review

Word count: 2500

***APA style reference

Due date: 22/04/2020 (Sunday midnight)

Remember

· You are not actually doing the research you are just designing a research project – the literature review is the first step in this.

· You are finding out what information already exists about the topic you have selected. You are also figuring out what is NOT known about the topic– after reading the literature about your topic, what questions are raised that there are no answer to yet (‘the ‘gap’ in literature).

· You are then designing a research project that would help to fill this ‘gap’ in our knowledge about the topic (the research proposal).

These are the topics you can choose from (just one!)

1. What are the main causes of eating disorders in young Australians?

2. What do Australians (or another specific population) think are the best ways to tackle climate change?

3. How can we reduce gender-based discrimination in the Australian Defense Force (or another specific organization)?

4. What are the experiences of homeless people in Darwin (or another location)?

5. What are the best strategies for community resilience building, in order to minimize natural disaster impacts?

6. How can rates of recidivism in youth detention in the NT (or other location) be reduced?

7. Does having more police lower crime rates?

8. What are the experiences of asylum seekers in offshore detention facilities?

9. What are the most commonly used therapies in social work practice in Australia (eg. Narrative therapy, solution focused therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, etc.) ?

10. What are the main concerns of Australians (or another specific population) over 80 years of age?

11. What are the experiences of foster families in the NT (or other location)?

12. How are young people with disabilities engaging in mainstream primary and secondary schooling in the NT (or another specific location).

Suggested readings:

·  Walter, Maggie (2013) 'The Nature of Social Science Research' in Social Research Methods, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.

· Burns, R. (2000). 'Contrasting Perspectives' (Chapter 1) in Introduction to Research Methods, 4edn, Pearson Education: Frenchs Forest, pp.3-16.

· Natalier, K.  (2013)  Research Design (Chapter 2) in Walter (ed) Social Research Methods.

· Ezzy, D. (2013) The Research Process (Chapter 3) in Walter (ed) Social Research Methods.

· Punch, Keith, F. (2009)

· Wadsworth, Y. (2011).  How to go about 'finding out'

· Campbell, A., Taylor, B., & McGlade, A. (2017)  Sampling Techniques in Quantitative and Qualitative Research (Chapter 3) in Research Design in Social Work.  Safe: Thousand Oakes.