Succeeding with your literature review [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for students / / Paul Oliver

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826190003321
• Autore: Oliver Paul
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Maidenhead, England : , : McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press, , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-280-12104-1; 9786613524904; 0-335-24369-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (162 pages)
• Collana: Open UP study skills
• Disciplina: 001.4
• Soggetti: Research; Research - Methodology; Research - Evaluation; Academic writing; Report writing; Research - Methodology - Study and teaching (Secondary); Research - Methodology - Study and teaching (Higher); Book reviewing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The nature and purpose of a literature review -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- The nature of a literature review -- Identifying the main subject and themes -- Reviewing previous research -- Emphasizing leading research articles -- Exploring trends in the literature -- Summarizing key ideas in a subject area -- Key terms -- Key questions -- Key reading -- 2. The content of a literature review -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- The categories of literature to include -- Defining the range of the review -- Selecting areas related to the subject of the dissertation or research study -- Credibility of journals -- Relating the content of your review to the research aims -- Areas of contention -- Key terms -- Key questions -- Key reading -- 3. Doing a literature search -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- ; Preliminary survey -- The age of the literature -- University repositories -- Wikis, blogs and RSS -- Using referencing and bibliographic software --; Library catalogues -- Journal indexes and abstracting databases -- Key terms -- Key questions -- Key reading -- 4. How to select literature for inclusion -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- Criteria for inclusion -- Which literature contributes most to the field? -- Methodology of the article -- Writing style -- Recency -- Validity of arguments -- Objectivity of research -- Is the author a noted scholar? -- Key terms -- Key questions -- Key reading -- 5. Analyzing and categorizing the literature critically -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- Checklist of criteria -- Methodology -- Criteria -- Key questions -- Key reading -- 6. The structure of a literature review -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- Subdivisions according to criteria -- Headings and sub-headings -- Theoretical perspectives used -- Type of methodology -- Findings -- Chronology -- Ideological position -- Selection of significant works -- Key terms -- Key questions -- Key reading --; 7. Writing the review -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- Placing themes in order -- Compare literature which reaches different conclusions -- Being critical of inadequacies -- Prose style -- Standard approaches to referencing -- Citing electronic sources -- Calculating the number of quotations to include -- Devote more space to discussing significant literature -- Key terms -- Key questions -- Key reading -- 8. Relating the review to the rest of the dissertation -- Summary -- Learning outcomes -- Questions for further research -- Demonstrating how your study is connected with previous studies -- Relate literature to research questions and aims -- Linking findings and results with the literature review -- Relating primary data of research to the literature review -- Types of methodology used in previous research -- Recent developments in the subject area -- Key terms -- Key questions -- Key reading.
• Sommario/riassunto: The task of researching and writing a literature review is complex. This text provides comprehensive, practical guidance on the process of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, then planning and writing a literature review--