1. Map out the research literature, which will help to
identify any gaps.
2. Examine the available evidence about young careers’ caring experiences while attending second level
education and their perceptions regarding their future
career.
3. Explore the extent and format of previous and current
research that investigates young careers’ experiences of
caring whilst attending second level education.
4. Examine the theoretical frameworks that have been
used to underpin research on young careers’ experiences
of caring and the multimodal factors that impact on
their caring experience.
