Why This Assignment?
Why You Are Assigned a Literature Review:
| Course Outcomes |
• Identify a variety of theory-based interventions designed to empower group members to achieve their goals. •Research a problem area of interest affecting individuals and design a 6-week group intervention to address their needs. |
| BSW Degree Outcomes |
• Demonstrate knowledge, skills and values necessary to understand and affect the interrelationship between an individual and his/her environment at the macro, mezzo and micro levels. • Be prepared for graduate social work education and will be committed to continual development in their professional field. |
| CSWE Competency 4 |
• Acquire the social work ethics, values, skills and knowledge needed to analyze and understand the development and interrelationship of diverse world views, issues in social justice, and basic human needs • Be prepared for graduate social work education and will be committed to continual development in their professional field |
| University Mission | George Fox University, a Christ-centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion. |
What is a Literature Review?
The resources listed below provide an overview of the purpose and construction of a literature review.
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Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care by Step-by-step guide to doing a literature review in health and social care. Includes:
- Examples of commonly occurring real life scenarios encountered by students
- Emphasis on the importance of setting a question at the very start of the project
- Advice on how to follow a clearly defined search strategy
- Details of a wide range of critical appraisal toolsPublication Date: 2010 -
Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review by Takes you step-by-step through the process of approaching your literature review systematically, applying systematic principles to a wide range of literature review types. Through numerous examples, case studies and exercises, the book covers often neglected areas of literature review such as concept analysis, scoping and mapping. The book includes practical tools for supporting the various stages of the review process, including; - managing your literature review - searching the literature - assessing the quality of the literature - synthesising qualitative and/or quantitative data - writing up and presenting data.Call Number: LB1047.3 .B66 2012Publication Date: 2012
Example Literature Reviews
Most professional articles contain a literature review at the beginning. Two examples are below.
Sample articles with lit reviews:
Schmidt, I. D. (2014). Addressing PTSD in Low-Income Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Moving toward a Comprehensive Intervention. Social Work, 59(3), 253–260. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swu016
Peterson, Tina L. (2017). Changes in Health Perceptions among Older Grandparents Raising Adolescent Grandchildren. Social Work in Public Health, 32(6), 394–406. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2017.1327389