Literature Review Assignment

Choose one topic from the list of social research ideas below.
Write a review of the relevant literature that covers the following:

(i) Outline of the research topic area with a review of the relevant literature pointing to the gaps in the knowledge.

(ii) The review should critically examine the literature in terms of the conceptual development and interpretation of the topic/problem area, the theoretical explanations offered and the assumptions that have been adopted so far.

(iii) The review should also assess any existing research about the topic (or related to the topic) in terms of the outcomes and methods used.

Literature Review Assignment

Topics
Please choose a topic that you have enough material to work on it and has access to the existing research about the topic.

1. How important are Human Rights to social worker practitioners OR Humanitarian workers?

2. Do youth diversion programs keep young people out of jail? Why and How?

3. Do Humanitarian workers believe they are practicing in a culturally competent way, if so, how do they know?

4. What are the long term psychological and/or social impacts of living in a refugee camp OR in an immigration detention centre?

Literature Review Assignment
5. How prepared are Australian cities/towns for natural disasters?

6. What are the most effect ways to recruit and/or retain child protection workers?

7. How are ‘alternative’ therapies (such as arts, yoga, music, theatre) being used in human service practice?

8. What do Australians think of the idea of a ‘universal basic income’?

9. How effective is narrative therapy when working with bereaved families?

10. How effective is the Australian government ‘closing the gap’ strategy?

Note – you are not answering these research questions – you are not actually doing any data collection – you will be finding out what the existing literature can tell you about the topic (Literature Review assessment) Please it must be Australian context and UK English

Use this reference
Walter, (2013). Social Research Methods, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne

Literature Review Assignment