Aim of study:
A)figure out the amount of stress international student athletes face
B)what kinds of stress international students athletes face
C)what factors contribute to the stress international student athletes face
Literature review 3k words:
The review of previous literature forms the substantial part of the project and provides background information and a critique of the previous research done on the topic pointing out weaknesses, conflicts and areas needing study in a broad-to-narrow structure. This is not only a review of all the important contributions to your field of research but an evaluation of the work to date.
Citations should be predominantly primary source and up to date, though older seminal work is also worthy of inclusion. The key consideration is not the number of references used but whether you have covered the breadth of the topic area and cited key studies to provide a coherent overview of the literature.
The review should generate a progressive, coherent and logical argument for your current research question based on past research. As such, this chapter provides a rationale and places the study in context. By the end of the review, the argument you have portrayed should lead the reader nicely to the specific gap in knowledge that your study is going to address. It is good academic practice to end the review by summarising gaps in current knowledge and clearly re-stating your research question and hypothesis(es) as appropriate.
Tables summarising the findings of previous literature, figures and pictures are all welcome in the review chapter and can help to condense information that would otherwise use many words to communicate. Reading published review papers will give a good feel for the structure, style and required depth of literature reviews.
Main topics needed to be covered in literature review:
1) The Cultural aspects of stress international students athletes face (international)
2) The Academic stress international students athletes face (stress from studies)
3) the Athletic stress international students athletes face (stress from their sport)
4) the Performance expectations international student athletes face ( expectations from friends, coaches colleges, parents, teachers)
5) what kind of Support systems international student athletes have
6) what kind of coping mechanisms international student athletes use, do they work? Is it good or bad?
7) what kinds of effects stress has on international student athletes
A) mental
B) physical
8) the extensive workout load student athletes have
Add any more you seem write for the paper.
Further tips: please use multiple sources and try not to repeat sources as this is a literature review and should use a wide spread of literature. PLEASE USE THE EXAMPLE ESSAY AS A TEMPLATE FOR YOU.
