20 Apr LITERATURE SYNTHESIS PAPER: USING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES

In Week 1, you were introduced to the Literature Synthesis and Levels of Evidence Table that is due this week. In the subsequent weeks you developed a Levels of Evidence table containing 15 research and performance improvement articles to support the social change goal or outcome that is the basis for your performance improvement strategy for the nonprofit or public/government organization you chose in Week 1. By way of reminder, the difference between a peer-reviewed research article and a performance improvement article is the latter may be from a credible source and have value yet not be peer reviewed.

Then, you examined the literature information on the table and continuously searched for and refined themes you noted across the literature to support the use of the performance metrics, analysis, and intervention to develop and sustain positive outcomes for the organization.

Importantly, the focus of the Levels of Evidence table articles is not to have a certain number of articles per level represented, but instead to support and explain the rationale for the social change goal or outcome that is the basis for your performance improvement strategy for the nonprofit or public/government organization. Also, when completing the table, you are not writing about each study or a particular organization and what it did but instead about the themes you are finding. Look for similar words and/or phrases in the articles that support the social change goal or outcome that is the basis for your performance improvement strategy for the nonprofit or public/government organization.

Identify literature (i.e., peer-reviewed research and performance improvement articles) to support the social change goal or outcome that will be the basis for your performance improvement strategy for the nonprofit or public/government organization you chose in Week 1. Note: You will place the article information in a Levels of Evidence table provided in the Learning Resources.
Consider the themes of the literature to support the use of the performance metrics, analysis, and intervention to develop and sustain positive outcomes for the organization.
Review the Walden Templates: General Templates webpage in this week’s Learning Resources. Go to the “Graduate Courses” section and use the “APA Course Paper Template (APA 7)” for this Assignment.
ASSIGNMENT (4–5 PAGES, NOT INCLUDING THE TITLE PAGE, REFERENCES PAGE, AND APPENDIX):
This Synthesis Assignment should be in support of the organization you have discussed in Assignment 1 and Assignment 2 and should include at least 15 peer-reviewed research articles or performance improvement articles.

Provide a Levels of Evidence table using 15 research and performance improvement articles. Place the Levels of Evidence table as an appendix to the Literature Synthesis APA paper.
Write a Literature Synthesis paper that contains a thematic overview of the literature to support the use of the performance metrics, analysis, and intervention to develop and sustain positive outcomes for the organization.
Papers: Use APA 7 style guidelines for your title page, introduction, level headings, related summaries, and conclusion.

Be sure to support your Assignment with specific references to the Learning Resources and peer-reviewed sources from the Walden Library and/or the internet. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources.