RSE4801 Assignment 5 (Portfolio) 2024 | Due 30 October 2024

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RSE4801 Assignment 5 (Portfolio) 2024 | Due 30 October 2024. Multiple Answers Provided. Introduction
Introduction Building from Assignment 1, 2, 3, and which explored various aspects that underpin educational research. In Assignment 5, you are expected to explore and engage with other aspects that up make up research in education.
Research questions:
Write a literature review of 2500 words, in which you engage global, continental, and local literature looking into how the issue of discipline could be addressed in our schools. Your literature review, should consider the following:
• The structure of the literature review:
o Introduction (150 words)
 Purpose of the review: Explain why the topic is important and the objective of the review.
 Scope: Define the scope and limitations of the review.
 Research questions: Outline the specific research question(s) you aim to address.
o Body of the literature review (2000 words)
 Group the literature into themes or categories. In the case of this assignment, this should be divided into global, continental, and local literature debates on the origins, causes, effects and solutions to issues of discipline in schools. NB: It is very important that you make links between the various debates.
 In your discussions, make sure that you also evaluate strengths and weaknesses in the global, continental, and local debates.
 Also identify the gaps that exist in the literature. In other words, identify areas that require further research or are under-explored.
 Lastly, discuss any conflicting or contradictory findings and theorize why they exist.
o Conclusion (150 words)
 When concluding, make sure that you recap the key insights you gained from the literature.
 Suggest areas for future investigation.
• Finally, conclude with a reflection on the state of the field.
o Reference list (200 words)
• List all the sources cited in your literature review in the appropriate format.
General guidelines
The response to each question must be based on the word limit stated above. It is compulsory to use and reference the prescribed resources (that is, the resources in the module Units). You are also encouraged to use other sources which must also be referenced. The requirement of authenticity is important in the light of ease with which work could be copied and paraphrased, and in the light of the use of AI. The authenticity of your work transpires from the following aspects:
• Engagement with and referencing of sources.
• Contextualisation. This refers to the way you draw on your own experiences to relate the issues to a context you are familiar with. This does not mean that you write from your experiences, but that you engage critically with these experiences in the light of the texts. You are encouraged to use the first person to refer to your own insights, context, and experiences.
• Your own formulations that reflect an own understanding. Do not use concepts without explaining their meaning or overly complex sentences.
• Further written guidelines will be provided in a separate document.