Demonstrate research writing abilities, reporting on literature and findings to produce a coherent and structured piece of work.

Description

Write a critical review of literature (10 – 12 articles) on a chosen theme related to social work (The question will be stated below)

Research question which the paper needs to be based around is;

The effects of BAME children with mental health in the youth justice system?

Length: 8000 words (not including abstract, references or appendices)

The Critical Literature Review must contain (please follow this structure):

• Abstract (not part of the word count) maximum 100 words

• Introduction (here you are encouraged to support your rationale for your literature review topic with references from other literature/research/scholarship)

• Methodology

• Findings: Outline and analysis of key themes

• Implications for social work – provide consideration of the relevance/implications of the findings to social work practice, including recommendations (include other

literature, research, scholarship sources to support your points)

• Conclusion

• Appendices (can include search table, article summaries, synthesis table and theme index)

Overall Criteria:

 Demonstrate research writing abilities, reporting on literature and findings to produce a coherent and structured piece of work.

 Demonstrate detailed knowledge and systematic understanding of planning and managing a critical literature review

 Demonstrate links between research design, implementation and outputs, and evidence based social work practice.

 Relevant and correct use of references