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- A literature review is a “critical analysis of a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research studies, reviews of literature, and theoretical articles” (University of Wisconsin Writing Center).
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The fundamental aim of a literature review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the knowledge relating to a specific topic. For example, if one is proposing to undertake a research project, then the purpose of the literature review is to situate that project in its relevant context or back-ground.
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- PURPOSES OF A LITERATURE REVIEW
- WRITING A TARGETED LITERATURE REVIEW
- 1. EXPLAIN KEY TERMS & CONCEPTS
- 2. MOTIVATE YOUR RESEARCH
- ¡ plugging a gap / filling a hole within an incomplete literature
- WHEN TO WRITE THE LITERATURE REVIEW
- EVALUATING INDIVIDUAL SOURCES: START WITH SYMPATHY
- Sympathetic Questions:
- Critical (critique-able) Questions:
- TEN PRACTICAL TIPS
orient your reader by defining key concepts (theoretical) and/or providing relevant background (empirical) “motivate” your research, i.e. demonstrating the relevance of your project ¡ contribute effectively to science, a collective knowledge-building enterprise ¡ perform symbolic and strategic “solidarity” with others in the field
targeted literature review is NOT: ¡ a sophisticated evaluation of the entire literature or literatures related to your topic ¡ a set of thinly connected summaries of important related works haphazardly selected from many subfields targeted literature review IS: ¡ a carefully curated set of sources from a small number of subfield literatures ¡ a na...
¡ examine your research questions: do they contain any terms that need to be explained? (e.g. identity, discourse, culture, ideology, gender, narrative, collective memory) ¡ be aware that key definitions and background should be provided in the introduction to orient your reader to the topic. the literature review is the place to provide more exten...
in addition to providing useful information about your topic, your literature review must tell a story about how your project relates to existing literature. popular literature review narratives include:
¡ building a bridge between two “siloed” literatures, putting literatures ”in conversation” ¡ solving a puzzle when the literature contradicts itself
¡ you should absolutely begin the literature review as one of your first chapters ¡ start with key terms and empirical background ¡ make sure you can identify the 2-3 subfields most relevant to your project ¡ for those doing deeply inductive work, you may need to refine your literature review’s narrative after you complete your findings ¡ if you ar...
"In studying a philosopher, the right attitude is neither reverence nor contempt, but first a kind of hypothetical sympathy, until it is possible to know what it feels like to believe in his theories, and only then a revival of the critical attitude, which should resemble, as far as possible, the state of mind of a person abandoning opinions which ...
what is the author’s intent or goal for writing? what kind of article is the author writing? be aware of genre (e.g. lit. review, theory, empirical) be aware of field (e.g. sociology, health science). what knowledge does this article impart?
¡ Does the author achieve their stated goal? ¡ flawed vs. successful articles ¡ How far does this author’s argument/finding carry? ¡ limitations of research, scope conditions ¡ How does this research fit in the collective enterprise of knowledge? ¡ misunderstandings, elisions, opacities ¡ possible future directions, extensions
LITERATURE RE literature review “state of ≠ the field”
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Jul 1, 2014 · The aim of this article is to present a step-by-step approach to writing a literature review research paper to facilitate student and novice reviewers' understanding.
Feb 4, 2016 · Conducting a literature review is essential for develop-ing a research idea, to consolidate what is already known about a subject and to enable you to identify any knowl-edge gaps and how your research could contribute to fur-ther understanding.
A literature review presents an understanding, or a snapshot, of the overall state of the literature by surveying, summarizing, and synthesizing existing literature about the topic of interest.
Nov 1, 2019 · This paper discusses literature review as a methodology for conducting research and offers an overview of different types of reviews, as well as some guidelines to how to both conduct and evaluate a literature review paper.
