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Succeeding with your literature review [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for students / / Paul Oliver
| Succeeding with your literature review [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for students / / Paul Oliver |
| Autore | Oliver Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maidenhead, England : , : McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 pages) |
| Disciplina | 001.4 |
| Collana | Open UP study skills |
| Soggetto topico |
Research
Research - Methodology Research - Evaluation Academic writing Report writing Research - Methodology - Study and teaching (Secondary) Research - Methodology - Study and teaching (Higher) Book reviewing |
| ISBN |
1-280-12104-1
9786613524904 0-335-24369-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779051603321 |
Oliver Paul
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| Maidenhead, England : , : McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Succeeding with your literature review [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for students / / Paul Oliver
| Succeeding with your literature review [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for students / / Paul Oliver |
| Autore | Oliver Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maidenhead, England : , : McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 pages) |
| Disciplina | 001.4 |
| Collana | Open UP study skills |
| Soggetto topico |
Research
Research - Methodology Research - Evaluation Academic writing Report writing Research - Methodology - Study and teaching (Secondary) Research - Methodology - Study and teaching (Higher) Book reviewing |
| ISBN |
1-280-12104-1
9786613524904 0-335-24369-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826190003321 |
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Oliver Paul
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| Maidenhead, England : , : McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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