Are you experienced in graduate level literature review?

Requirements:

☐Begin with a summary of the purpose statement that leads to a brief explanation of the organization of the literature review. Do not simply cut and paste the Purpose Statement section from Chapter 1.

Purpose Statement

The purpose of this study is to identify measures that will reduce the number of at-risk youth going through the school-to-prison pipeline. The study will be conducted in a large urban school setting. The participants will be the poor African Americans and Latinos, middle school students, aged 11-16; who have gone through the outdoor or indoor suspension.

☐Include several subheadings that are specific to this dissertation.

☐To ensure that the study is relevant, current, and warranted, approximately 85% of references must be to peer-reviewed research that was published within the last 5 years of when the dissertation will be completed. ***2014 the earliest****

☐At the end of this section, list the databases that were accessed and the search engines that were used. List all the search parameters, including the search terms and their combinations (with more detailed search terms located in an appendix, if appropriate), range of years, and types of literature.

☐Devote approximately 40 to 80 pages to this section to include citations to at least 50 relevant sources.