Writing the literature review a practical guide /

"This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal. Each step of searching for, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing prior studies is clearly explained and accompanied b...

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Main Author: Efron, Sara Efrat,
Other Authors: Ravid, Ruth,, EBSCOhost.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : The Guilford Press, [2019]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 298 pages) : illustrations.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • What is a literature review?
  • Different orientations to a literature review
  • Choosing a review topic and formulating a research question
  • Locating and organizing research sources
  • Selecting, analyzing, and keeping notes of sources
  • Evaluating research articles
  • Structuring and organizing the literature review
  • Developing arguments and supporting claims
  • Synthesizing and interpreting the literature
  • The writer voice and the writing process
  • Acknowledging sources: citations, quotations, and plagiarism
  • Putting it all together.