Before participating in the discussion forum this week, please be sure to review the research brief outline assignment and attached document.

Before participating in the discussion forum this week, please be sure to review the research brief outline assignment and attached document.

1. Locke, L. F., Silverman, S. J., & Spirduso, W. W. (2010). Staying organized when reading a quantitative report (pp. 109-130). In Reading and understanding research (3rd ed). Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA.
2. Locke, L. F., Silverman, S. J., & Spirduso, W. W. (2010). Staying organized when reading a qualitative report (pp. 203-224). In Reading and understanding research (3rd ed). Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA.
3. University of North Carolina Writing Center (2012). Handout on Literature Reviews.

Provide your thoughts about the process of searching for primary research studies for the literature review portion of your outline. Has it been easy or difficult? What aspects have been challenging? What strategies were most successful in helping you to locate relevant studies?