literature review Flashcards
1
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what’s a literature review
A
gathering evidence that is already out there- reading all research and articles on your topic
can be done inductively (you don’t start with a focus) or deductively
qualitative is mostly INDUCTIVE when it comes to a literature review
2
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use of literature in qualitative research
A
used in the introduction/background to frame the problem
to compare and contrast theories generated from the data
provides help to a novice researchers to identify gaps in their data
helps us to understand the strengths and weaknesses of other studies done before
