WORKSHOP ON INTRODUCTION (CHAPTER 1) AND
LITERATURE REVIEW (CHAPTER 2) WRITING
Date: 20/3/2019 (Wednesday)
The review of the literature is defined as
a broad, comprehensive, in-depth, systematic, and critical review of scholarly
publications, unpublished scholarly print materials, audiovisual materials, and
personal communications.
• The review of the literature is
traditionally considered a systematic and critical review of the most important
published scholarly literature on a particular topic.
• Scholarly literature refer to published and
unpublished data based literature and conceptual literature materials found in
print and non-print forms
• Data based literature reports of à completed research
• Conceptual research reports of à theories, concepts
PURPOSE
OF LITERATURE REVIEW
• Determines what is known about a subject,
concept or problem
• Determines gaps, consistencies &
inconsistencies about a subject, concept or problem
• Discovers unanswered questions about a
subject, concept or problem
• Describes the strengths & weaknesses of
designs, methods of inquiry and instruments used in earlier works
A GOOD LITERATURE REVIEW IS
• Focused - The topic should be narrow. You should only present
ideas and only report on studies that are closely related to the topic.
• Concise - Ideas should be presented economically. Don’t take
any more space than you need to present your ideas.
• Logical - The flow within and among paragraphs should be a
smooth, logical progression from one idea to the next
• Developed - Don’t leave the story half told.
• Integrative - Your paper should stress how the ideas in the
studies are related. Focus on the big picture. What commonality do all the
studies share? How are some studies different than others? Your paper should
stress how all the studies reviewed contribute to your topic.
• Current - Your review should focus on work being done on the
cutting edge of your topic.
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