Your paper must include 3 sections: (1) A cover page, (2) typed text (must bebetween 3 pages [minimum] and 6 pages [maximum] in length), and (3) aReferences page.Your paper must be typed in APA format on a Microsoft Word document(Note: Do NOT use programs that format your citations!!! These programs doNOT format correctly!). This means that your paper must: (1) have cover pagewith running head, title for paper, your first/last name(s), course title, centeredon cover page (2) page numbers in upper-right hand corner [each page shouldhave page number in upper-right hand corner], (Note: Do NOT include anabstract page), (3) double-spaced, (4) typed in 12-point font, (5) paragraphconstruction [Note: Paragraphs must be at least 3 sentences in length to standalone as paragraph], (6) complete sentences, (7) good grammar.You must cite your sources of information in correct APA format .Note: You can use no more than TWO direct quotes in your paper!!! Thismeans you must the majority of information from other sources in YOUR OWNWORDS (paraphrase). Cite your source of information correctly!SOCW 360/ Spring, 2018- 13 -You must select a minimum of 6 peer-reviewed journal articles that areexploratory, quasi-experimental and/or experimental research studies (only oneof your six articles can be qualitative research articles). ALL OF YOURARTICLES MUST HAVE A “METHODS” SECTION.

A literature review requires a synthesis of the research articles you havereviewed- you should not discuss each article separately! In the literaturereview, you should critically analyze and synthesize the literature of a topicalarea of interest. Use the following outline to format your paper. Use the belowheadings in your paper, and address each item within each heading, in the orderpresented below:INTRODUCTION*Introduction of the topic/problem*Provide a brief explanation about why this issue is important*Provide a brief description of what your paper is going to addressSCOPE OF PROBLEM*Describe the breadth (who/what is affected) and depth (measureable impact)of the problem*Discuss the population(s) affected most by this problem*Describe how the population(s) are affected*Define your variables of interest*Explain why this problem is important to explore and address

PREVIOUS FINDINGS*Describe previous studies about your chosen problem- research designs- sampling methodsSOCW 360/ Spring, 2018- 14 — participants utilized in studies- operationalization of independent and dependent variables- theories used- hypotheses tested- major findings

CRITIQUE OF LITERATURE*Describe the strengths and weaknesses of previous studies methodology (i.e,generalizability, measurement, cultural sensitivity, research design, threats tovalidity, etc…)CONCLUSION*In general, describe what previous research has contributed to this topic ofinterest*Based on limitations of previous studies, describe how future studies canaddress the weaknesses you identified*Describe possible suggestions for future research by identifying potentialresearch questions, or relationships between variables that need furtherexploration*Close the literature review with a discussion of implications: Why is yoursuggestion for future research important?