Fordham Lack of Culturally Competent Services in Washington Heights Literature Review

I’m working on a social science report and need a sample draft to help me learn.

It will set the stage for the evaluation study you are proposing by briefly presenting theproblem and by briefly presenting literature on status of our effort to address the problem.

Select a problem/issue in the context of the program that you will be addressing. Provide a6-8-pages literature review on the current evidence (related to the program or programtype).

Note: This literature summary will be the foundation for the next paper. In the context ofthe literature, reflect on this agency-based program and what types of evaluation (processor outcome) strategy would you recommend and the rationale for this strategy.

1. Problem Statement
   • ? Define the problem
   • ? Who is most at-risk for experiencing the problem?
   • ? What do we know about the factors that continue to the development of theproblem?
   • ? What do we know about the factors are associated with the continuation of theproblem?
     Note: Try to situate your discussion of the problem within an ecological framework.
2. Literature Review
   • ? What are the current Intervention efforts to address the problem? If none, whynot? What do we know about the effectiveness of those efforts?
   • ? What are the strengths and challenges associated with efforts to address theproblem?
   • ? In what ways are those efforts reflective a larger understanding of the ecology ofthe problem?
3. Next Steps

? What type of evaluation questions needs to be addressed? Process or Outcome?IV. References

? Five to 10 references from peer review journal. The majority of those referencespublished within the last five years.

Note: This is not a comprehensive and extensive review of the literature. It is concise andfocused review meant to provide a based for the type of evaluation you will be proposing for thefinal paper.