Literature Review Process Of Credibility

What a lesson I have learned! I feel a bit foolish for thinking that everything published is credible. I have had this mindset during my doctoral journey because I have had no reason to believe that a peer-reviewed journal article or an educational or governmental source would lack credibility. Through this journey in my doctoral research and writing class, I have discovered that everything I read may not be fully credible. The discovery is troubling and now I need to learn how to decipher credible and non-credible information and sources. I want all areas of my journey to have credibility and I want my academic discourse community to find my dissertation credible and useful as a resource. This reflection paper will focus on credible and reliable …show more content…
The main challenge for me in the literature review is going to be in finding a vast array of literature on my topic that is sophisticated and credible. I agree with Boote and Beile (2005) and their assessment of the doctoral literature review and how the literature review should be thorough, credible, sophisticated, and increase the overall understanding of a topic. I will and should be a credible expert on my topic at the end of the literature review process. I believe that this literature review process will be daunting and possibly take me the longest to complete out of the five chapters because it needs to be so extensive. Extensive information is available on many topics. Information can be found on many platforms, from books to the Internet, and it is up to me to know what is credible and not credible for my literature review. The literature review is a chance for me to tell my story about my topic from the past to the present through literature. Understanding what has already been done in the past will help bring an understanding of what else may be done in the present and in the …show more content…
I am happy to now have the knowledge and tips of finding credibility in sources. I can now make an informed decision about the sources I am reading and decide based on the credibility of the source in terms of the tips learned including the identity of the authors, references used, and the results of the research if it is a source that can be included in my literature review and dissertation. I have learned a lot at this current point, but still, have a lot to learn on this journey about various areas from week one with scholarly writing to this third week with literature reviews and credibility. I feel like a sponge right now. I have soaked up and learned new information since week one starting with defining the Ed.D degree, scholarly writing, psychological safety, and now this week (week three) with finding out that not all sources are credible. I am finding myself more vocal and inquisitive in class with less fear. I am ready and wanting to receive all the information possible to guide me through this life-changing