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

☐ Present historical research as well as recent research related to the topic of study within the last 5 years.

☐ Include appropriate scholarly source citations for each assertion.

☐ Use multiple citations from diverse literature to weave concepts persuasively and coherently together.

☐ Clearly identify and discuss the knowledge gap.

☐ Include key issues and address all components of the research questions (main constructs, relationships, and associations).

☐ Reframe existing controversies or issues in the literature in novel terms.

☐ 85% of references must be to peer-reviewed research published within the last 5 years to ensure that the study is current, relevant, and warranted.

☐ The literature review should be approximately 30 to 50 pages to this section to include citations to at least 50 relevant sources.

☐ At the end of this section, include documentation in a paragraph that explains the literature search strategy, describes the library and search engine sources, and search terms using the information compiled at the beginning of the literature review.

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☐ Identify, articulate, and describe the theoretical and/or conceptual framework used to guide the study based on the critical review of relevant literature. In the discussion include these aspects:

☐ Identify and define all constructs/concepts of the study. The constructs/concepts are the backbone of the conceptual framework.

☐ Present all assumptions and propositions relating to the constructs/concepts/variables.

☐ Explain the origin and development of the framework. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of and understanding with both the historical and the current literature on the framework.

☐ Identify the existing studies using this framework in a comparable manner. Note alternative frameworks justify why the selected framework was chosen.

☐ Provide a graphical representation of the theoretical framework.

☐ Provide a graphical representation of the conceptual framework including all the relationships between the constructs/concepts and/or variables.

The discussion of this section should:

☐ Clearly consider the theoretical assumptions and principles guiding the study and include important issues, perspectives, and, if appropriate, controversies in the field.

☐ Reflect comprehensive knowledge of and familiarity with both the historical and current literature.

☐ Cite only scholarly and peer-reviewed sources.

Hypotheses

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☐ Present hypotheses that directly correspond to each research question from Chapter I.

☐ No new variables/constructs should be introduced. Include the exact variables/constructs of the research questions mentioned in Chapter I.

☐ Ensure the hypotheses are bi-directional (two-tailed).

Summary

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☐ Briefly restate the key points presented in chapter II. Review the headings and/or table of contents to ensure that all the key points are covered.

☐ Highlight areas of contradictions, convergence and divergence, uncertainties, and knowledge gaps in the literature that support and warrant the need for the study and include supporting citations for key points.

☐ The summary discussion should logically flow and lead into Chapter III to setup the research methodology and design discussion.