Literature review

EDUC 566 AOL: LITERATURE REVIEW

The literature review in your case study research document should be a narrative (minimum 3- 4 pages) that includes the following:

1. Define the development that you are studying with your case study research. For example, if your case study is focusing on an elementary school-age student who displays oppositional/defiant behaviors, your literature review should focus on defining those behaviors, along with all other information such as interventions for home and school, any psychological therapy that research has deemed appropriate, any pharmacology associated with such behaviors, and all other information that clearly relates to your case study focus.
2. Summarize what the literature says and compare that information with the developmental issues displayed by your case study focus/subject.
3. Describe how the information that you learned from research-based literature will help you plan interventions or assistance for your case study focus/subject. The case study research project must include citations of legitimate sources of information about development (your case study research focus) during the particular period under investigation and/or particular issues that might be appropriately examined for the individual or the period of development.

The sources for your literature review may include research references that you have previously used for your discussion posts, plus additional research articles that you have found to support your case study. Your textbook may be used as one source of documentation, but at least seven other sources must be used as well. Your final case study research paper requires a minimum of eight (8) references.

Appropriate sources are:

• books written by professionals in the field,
• articles in professional journals that are refereed, and
• selected web sites from colleges/universities/governmental agencies.

The final component of your case study research project should be your conclusion, which includes recommendations for future interventions or actions that may be made to continue to address your case study focus/subjects developmental issues; basically, what can be done by the person you are studying (or if it is a child — the parents/teacher or other person responsible) to continue to meet developmentally appropriate actions or behaviors. You may refer to some of your research-based literature examples as you offer recommendations for the future actions or interventions.