Assignment : Community Based Literature Review Paper

Abstract:

The goal of including Community based research assignment in Psychology courses is to engage students with course material in meaningful ways by linking it to hands-on community experiences.

Objectives:

• Build valuable research skills.

• Contribute to the self-identified needs of their community.

• Conceptualize the process of community services.

• Give students experience working collaboratively.

• Teach the students the value of "actively caring.

Demonstrate your understanding of research methods &Abnormal Psychologyby writing a

Literature Reviewby following the steps below:

The papers should conform to the American Psychological Association style. That is, they should be organized in sections as follows:

A literature review paper critically evaluates the previous research in a field of study. The purpose of the review is to summarize what is known for the reader and to point out the strengths and shortcomings of prior research.

You may write about any aspect of the topic you wish, although your paper must be organized in a logical way. Review articles are most often organized topically. One section, for example, may review articles supporting different competing theories. If you plan on writing a theoretical review then your proposal should:

1. Begin by setting the stage for the review you will write. Briefly describe the specific area of research and the types of studies that you will review. If there are two (or more) sides to the issue, be sure to mention that here.

Also, if necessary you should give any operational definitions in the first part of the paper. If you plan on focusing on only certain aspects of the prior literature then you should address this issue somewhere in the opening section. Be aware that if you plan on focusing on only a portion of the prior literature then you will need to clearly articulate (and defend) this decision at the outset.

2.In the body of the paperyou will describe the way you plan to organize your review. Be sure to use section headings in the body of your paper and describe the major research articles you plan to include in each section.

3.The discussion/conclusion/closing section should start with a brief summary of the issues you believe you will cover. This section should then discuss the implications of the review.

What will this review add to the literature? Why is this review needed? For example, after reviewing all of the research, do you suspect that you will discover areas that haven't yet been studied that should be? Based on your review, do you think you will find converging evidence from a number of studies that indicate a specific theory should be modified?

Please refer to the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (often shortened to "APA 6th"; American Psychological Association, 2009). That manual includes specifications for how subsections should be organized, how citations should be included, and generally, what the paper's organization should look like.

Here are some of the instructions for your assignment:

1. Choice and use of sources: Acceptable sources are books/eBooks/journal articles from library resources; reliable websites

2. Bibliographic information: Citations thorough, clear, easy to trace, and properly formatted APA or MLA or IEEE

3. Avoid plagiarism.