WRITING THE LITERATURE REVIEW A practical guide

• Main Authors: Efron, Sara Efrat (Author), Ravid, Ruth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Guilford Publications 2019
• Edition: Print book : English
• Subjects: Academic writing; Dissertations, Academic > Authorship; Report writing; Research > Methodology
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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.

Table of Contents:

• 1. What Is a Literature Review? 2. Different Orientations to a Literature Review 3. Choosing a Review Topic and Formulating a Research Question 4. Locating and Organizing Research Sources 5. Selecting, Analyzing, and Keeping Notes of Sources 6. Evaluating Research Articles 7. Structuring and Organizing the Literature Review 8. Developing Arguments and Supporting Claims 9. Synthesizing and Interpreting the Literature 10. The Writer Voice and the Writing Process 11. Acknowledging Sources: Citations, Quotations, and Plagiarism 12. Putting It All Together References Index