Effectiveness of In-School Programs and After School programs A Review of the Literature California State University Los Angeles Criminology 301 Professor Jenny June 7‚ 2012 Abstract In recent years‚ the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) noticed the increase in the number of teens between the ages of nine to seventeen being involved with gangs in the United States. While most people would agree that gang membership is an individual choice‚ scholars believe that
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Running head: LITERATURE REVIEW 1 Literature Review and Conceptual Framework Juvenile Diversion Programs/IPS Julie I Carter
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE A discussion regarding use of psychometric test has been carried out in May 2001‚ published by centre for the economics of education by Andrew Jenkins From the article: This paper surveys the literature on the use of psychometric testing by employers‚ and considers whether information on psychometric testing can be used to make deductions about changes in the demand for skills in the economy. The standard approach to measuring the demand for skills‚ and
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‘Ultimately in a speech‚ it is the effective representation of ideas that captivates audiences.’ In compelling speeches it is not only the content‚ but the appropriate use of rhetoric techniques and structure which reveal and emphasise key ideas and captivate the audience. This has been shown in Margaret Atwood’s speech‚ Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) as well as Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech‚ the Keynote Address at the Beijing Conference on Women (1995). These two speeches focus on the role of
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Writing A Literature Review and Using a Synthesis Matrix My professor says I have to write a literature review‚ what do I do? Well‚ to begin‚ you have to know that when writing a literature review‚ the goal of the researcher is to determine the current state of knowledge about a particular topic by asking‚ “What do we know or not know about this issue?” In conducting this type of research‚ it is imperative to examine several different sources to determine where the knowledge overlaps and where it
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON ABSENTEEISM DYNAMICS INTRODUCTION Literature reviews are acknowledged as valuable contributions to advancement of research. When done well‚ they help researchers sum up where have been and where they need to go next. They identify gaps in knowledge and suggest new directions for future research. That such endeavors are considered useful is reflected in the number published each year. Reviews of research literature are carried out for several reasons. One reason is to assess
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Sarhad J. Agric. Vol.27‚ No.1‚ 2011 103 REVIEW OF PAST LITERATURE ON AGRICULTURE CREDIT IN RURAL AREA OF PAKISTAN NAUSHAD KHAN*‚ MALIK MUHAMMAD SHAFI*‚ MUSAWAR SHAH****‚ ZIAUL ISLAM***‚ MOHAMMAD ARIF***‚ RUKHSANA JAVED**‚ and NAEEM SHAH* * ** *** **** Institute of Development Studies‚ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University‚ Peshawar – Pakistan. Department of Economics‚ Jinnah College for Women‚ University of Peshawar – Pakistan. Institute of Business Management & Computer Sciences‚ Khyber
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How to do literature review? My suggestion is the following steps 1) Source: Search for the academic papers by either (1) Web of Science or (2) Google Scholars. (see the last page) 2) Try to identify the papers that are either (1) very relevant‚ or (2) slightly relevant but important. You can read only the abstract to find out whether a paper is relevant or not. 3) A paper is important when: a. Published in top journals. See Page 2. b. Famous authors or authors working at top
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Module: Financial research project P58836 Critical literature review on Mergers and Acquisitions Lu Sun 13123963 Date: 7 April 2014 Contents 1. Abstract………………………………………………............3 2. Introduction………………………………………….............3 3. Literature review……………………………….……………4 3.1 The analysis performance of acquisition……………..5 3.11 Short-term analysis……………………………..5-6 3.12 Long-term analysis……………………………..6-8 3.2 Methodologies assessment…………………………..8-9 3.3 Real motivation for acquisition……………………
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What is a literature review? The aim of a literature review is to show your reader (your tutor) that you have read‚ and have a good grasp of‚ the main published work concerning a particular topic or question in your field. This work may be in any format‚ including online sources. It may be a separate assignment‚ or one of the introductory sections of a report‚ dissertation or thesis. In the latter cases in particular‚ the review will be guided by your research objective or by the issue or thesis
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