LITERATURE REVIEW (Eating disorders among high school girls) The purpose of this literature review, which is to synthesize, summarize, and simplify the findings and ideas you read in peer-reviewed journals. It is not a place to add your own ideas or opinions. Identify 1–3 best-practice models cited in peer-reviewed journals that make a significant contribution to the understanding of child and adolescent issues. Organize elements of the literature review into categories with clear and well-labeled headings Interpret the conclusions and findings of the journal articles being used to support the proposed best-practices model. • Using the topic (Eating disorders among high school girls) and your conference proposal (ATTACHED) create a literature review (research paper) describing the resources and researched best practices for your topic. • Be sure to include a research based description of your topic and any empirical studies on which your project is based. • Write clearly and without jargon. If you use abbreviations, define them first. Remember that written communication errors will detract from the overall message. • Organize the elements of your literature review into categories with clear and well-labeled headings. • Include an academic title that reflects the topic of your paper. • Follow APA formatting: Resources and citations must be formatted according to APA (6th Edition) style and formatting. • Length of paper: 16–20 typed double-spaced pages. • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. • 15 References (10 Peer-Reviewed)
