NEED FOR LITERATURE REVIEW Flashcards
need for literature review
- what has been accomplished
- where the dead ends are
- what research is in forefront of knowledge
essentially developing comprehensive
picture of state of knowledge on that topic
attain a historical perspective and
overview of problem
examine studies not only directly related to a problem but also find
studies from other fields that have an indirect or implied relationship to research question
researchers undertake a study within
context of an existing knowledge base
purpose of literature review
- source of research ideas
- orientation to what is already known
- provision of conceptual context (into which research problem will fit)
- information on research approach
types of information to seek
- facts, stats and or research findings
- theory or interpretation (theoretical explications)
- methods and procedures
- opinions and beliefs and or points of view
- anecdotes, clinical impressions or narrations of incidents and situations
depth and breadth of literature coverage
strive for…
- relevance
- quality
- dependant on how well researched topic is
depth
depends on what is research
breadth
you can get
main goals of investigator in searching for literature
- make exhaustive search for related studies
- identify landmark studies that have important impact in area investigated
- evaluate validity of research findings
- integrate and synthesize results into subject areas
- summarize findings from previous studies, highlighting areas where results are either inconclusive or controversial
conceptual review of literature
- key words
- referral sources
- primary sources
- secondary sources
primary sources
directly from research/literature in journals from data
secondary sources
author takes a bunch of info from other authors and put it together
you have to do a
global lit search
