Checklist: ☐ Devote approximately 16–25 pages to this subsection to include cit

Checklist:
☐ Devote approximately 16–25 pages to this subsection to include citations of at least 40 relevant sources. Your Chair may offer additional guidance on the page count needed for this subsection based on your particular study.
☐ Begin with a summary of the purpose statement that leads to a brief explanation of the organization of the literature review and a brief restatement of the practice-based study problem. Be sure to survey all key sources within the literature review used to support the study problem.
☐ Provide a full descriptive summary of the academic databases accessed, search strategies, and any academic search engines used to source the literature (such as Google Scholar or Base). List all the search parameters, including the search keywords, key phrases, and combinations of terms.
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Checklist:
☐ Include all relevant subsubsection headings as research theme labels well-aligned with the practice-based research focus.
☐ To ensure the study is relevant, current, and warranted, focus on sources from peer-reviewed research published within the last 5 years of when the dissertation will be completed. Seminal works older than 5 years can be included.
☐ Critically analyze (i.e., note the strengths and weaknesses) and synthesize (i.e., integrate) the existing research. Rather than reporting on each study independently, describe everything known on the topic by reviewing the entire body of work.
☐ Present a balanced, integrative critical review of the literature, ensuring all points of view are included. Cover all the important issues with a discussion of areas of convergence (i.e., agreement) and divergence (i.e., disagreement). Provide potential explanations for areas of divergence.

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