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The Role of a Lit Review
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Includes both theory and prior research
Re-view is to “look again” at what others have done; “I stand on the shoulders of giants” Besides pinning down your own research problem, a review: Introduces you to new ideas and approaches Other researchers doing something similar How others handled methodological problems Show you new sources of data that you can access Introduce new measurement tools (questionnaires) How to deal with challenges you face Show you how to interpret findings and how to relate your findings to those of other researchers Bolster confidence your topic is worth studying |
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Sources and Strategies for Locating Related Literature
Your sources are books, journals, dissertations, newspapers, government documents, conference proceedings, Internet websites You have to identify the keywords--a few words or phrases that sum up your topic As you get “hits,” you will zero in on more precise terms--terms that other researchers have used Three important places to start: Library catalog on computers in library Indexes and abstracts in reference section of library On-line databases |
Your sources are books, journals, dissertations, newspapers, government documents, conference proceedings, Internet websites
You have to identify the keywords--a few words or phrases that sum up your topic As you get “hits,” you will zero in on more precise terms--terms that other researchers have used Three important places to start: Library catalog on computers in library Indexes and abstracts in reference section of library On-line databases |
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Using one Fish to Catch Many
If you have an older article and want to find more recent articles on the same topic, find the “Search Citations” section of the database to get more recent articles that are referencing (citing) the older article If you have a recent article and want to find more, read the literature review and in the References section find other articles that the author(s) used in the article you have Research ethics demands that the author always attempt to find the original article and not to rely upon what others have said about it; could be biased and be embarrassing! Don’t be intimidated to email author with request for his or her article |
If you have an older article and want to find more recent articles on the same topic, find the “Search Citations” section of the database to get more recent articles that are referencing (citing) the older article
If you have a recent article and want to find more, read the literature review and in the References section find other articles that the author(s) used in the article you have Research ethics demands that the author always attempt to find the original article and not to rely upon what others have said about it; could be biased and be embarrassing! Don’t be intimidated to email author with request for his or her article |
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Organizing Your Info
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Organizing Your Info
Use your computer to create your own database so you can organize your articles You could use software specifically designed (EndNotes, ProCite) or use Microsoft Excel, Access, or other If you are putting together lots of citations/references, you need to organize them You know it’s time to quit when what you find starts to look like what you have already found, when you get the “been there, done that” feeling An amateurish lit review simply lists what has been found An academic lit review evaluates, organizes, and synthesizes what others have said and done Evaluate: Don’t take what others say at face value; critically evaluate what they have said and done and if their conclusions are justified Organize: Use your SPs as a general guide for organizing your lit review--general to specific (SP1) and so on Synthesize: Pull together the diverse opinions and results in to a cohesive whole: Compare and contrast theoretical views Changes in approaches to topic over time Describe general trends in findings Indentify discrepant or contradictory findings Identify general themes through literature |
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Writing a Clear, Cohesive Lit Review
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Proper psychological perspective
Have a clear, concrete, carefully thought-out plan Emphasize relatedness Give credit where credit is due Review the literature; don’t reproduce it Summarize what you have said Tell your audience what your going to say Say it Tell your audience what you have said Revise, revise, revise--1st draft is never the final version Seek the advice of others |