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"Written in user-friendly language, this compact reference offers master's and doctoral-level students in education and the social sciences a roadmap to developing and writing an effective literature review for a research project, thesis, or dissertation. Organized around a comprehensive and detailed six-step developmental model, the book provides guided exercises, graphics, charts, and examples from the everyday experiences of researchers. Both novice and experienced graduate students will find invaluable assistance for: Selecting a topic; Searching the literature; Developing arguments; Surveying the literature; Critiquing the literature [and] Writing the literature review."--Publisher's websiteRead more...
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UNC Charlotte Libraries notes: Special Features and Text Organization x -- Introduction: The Literature Review Process-Getting Started 1 -- The Purpose of a Literature Review 2 -- The Literature Review Defined 4 -- The Literature Review Process 4 -- Step 1 Select a Topic 4 -- Step 2 Search the Literature 5 -- Step 3 Develop the Argument 5 -- Step 4 Survey the Literature 6 -- Step 5 Critique the Literature 6 -- Step 6 Write the Review 6 -- Inquiry: The Necessary Precondition 6 -- Pack Wisely Before You Begin 8 -- Step 1 Select a Topic 13 -- Stage 1 Choose a Research Interest 16 -- Researcher Bias 19 -- Stage 2 Select a Research Interest From the Everyday Interest 20 -- Specifying a Research Interest 21 -- Focusing the Interest 22 -- Selecting a Perspective 22 -- Reflection: The Key to Interest Selection 23 -- Stage 3 Use the Research Interest to Choose the Research Topic 26 -- Stage 4 Visit the Library 30 -- Step 2 Search the Literature 35 -- Stage 1 Discover the Literature to Review 36 -- Stage 2 Conduct a Literature Search 37 -- Stage 3 Scan the Literature 39 -- Stage 4 Use the Internet 42 -- Stage 5 Manage Your Data 44 -- Bibliographic Documentation 44 -- Scan Progress 45 -- Stage 6 Skim the Literature 46 -- Stage 7 Map Your Materials 48 -- Mapping by Core Idea 49 -- Mapping by Author Contribution 50 -- Stage 8 Refine Your Topic 53 -- Stage 9 Expand Your Topic 55 -- Step 3 Develop the Argument 59 -- Stage 1 Build the Case for a Literature Review 60 -- Stage 2 Arguments 62 -- Stage 3 Evaluate the Basic Parts of an Argument 62 -- Stage 4 Claims 65 -- Claims 65 -- Evidence 70 -- Warrant 74 -- Stage 5 Multiple Claims Arguments 76 -- Step 4 Survey the Literature 81 -- Stage 1 Assemble the Collected Data 82 -- Assembling the Data 82 -- Recording the Data 83 -- Stage 2 Synthesize the Information 85 -- Synthesizing the Information and Building Evidence 85 -- Reasoning Patterns 88 -- Integrating the Information and Building Claims 92 -- Stage 3 Analyze the Patterns of the Data 94 -- Complex Reasoning 94 -- Comparative Reasoning 96 -- Building the Discovery Argument: An Example 97 -- Mapping the Argument of Discovery 99 -- Analyzing the Argument 99 -- Step 5 Critique the Literature 105 -- Stage 1 Implicative Reasoning 106 -- Stage 2 The Two Arguments 107 -- Stage 3 Argument Patterns 110 -- Stage 4 Backing 116 -- Stage 5 Fallacious Arguments 122 -- Stage 6 The Case Is Everything 124 -- Step 6 Write the Review 127 -- The Writing Process: Overview 129 -- Stage 1 Write to Understand 129 -- Stage 2 Write to Be Understood 129 -- Stage 1 Write to Understand 130 -- Exploratory Writing 131 -- The Preliminary Draft 143 -- Preliminary Draft: The Audit 145 -- Preliminary Draft: The Edit 146 -- Stage 2 Write to Be Understood 146 -- Analysis 148 -- Evaluation 148 -- Outside Review 149 -- The Second and Third Drafts 150 -- The Final Draft 151 -- Style Manuals 151. LGW
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xvi, 164 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
The literature review process: getting started --
Select a topic --
Search the literature --
Develop the argument --
Survey the literature --
Critique the literature --
Write the review.
Written in user-friendly language, this resource offers master's and doctoral level students in education and the social sciences a road map to developing and writing an effective literature review for a research project, thesis, or dissertation.Read more...
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"Machi and McEvoy have crafted a guide to writing a literature review that is absolutely elegant in its simplicity. The writers take the reader from the simple to the complex in an extremely well-written, logical sequence of bite-sized steps. This is the most useful guide to writing a literature review available anywhere." -- Leonard O. Pellicer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus "The authors have compiled one of the most authoritative yet practical guides to the literature review process. Novices will rapidly develop needed skills by completing the many exercises and reviewing the excellent end-of-chapter summaries, and any researcher can benefit from the six-step model that acts as a road map for both the academic and the professional writer." -- Eugene J. Muscat, Professor of Management and Information Systems "This book presents the frame for the research thought process. The literature review model used throughout the text emphasizes how the literature review is integral to the entire research process, not just the beginning." -- Diane Benson, Chair, Department of Nursing "Perhaps the only challenge greater than conducting an effective review of the literature is teaching the novice researcher how to do so. This text meets the need of both student and teacher! Even the experienced researcher will undoubtedly gain some insight within these pages." -- Jim Cox, Author, President, JK Educational Associates "The literature review is such a critical component of conducting and presenting good research. Whether the reader is a student preparing to write a thesis or dissertation, or a major advisor overseeing such work, this book provides an array of insights about what an effective literature review looks like and offers specifics about what it addresses in terms of content and structural framework." -- Kenneth R. Stevenson, Chair and Professor of Educational Leadership and PoliciesRead more...
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