Reviewing the Literature

Question 1

Goals of Literature Review

Answer 1

1. What is known & not known
2. Conduct review
3. Synthesize

Question 2

Synthesis

Answer 2

Bring everything together, where are the gaps,

overview

Question 3

Searching the Literature

Answer 3

use many search terms; exhaust all sources

books, articles, policy statements-if relevant

Question 4

Original Work

Answer 4

Seminal Study(sometimes 15-20 yrs old)

Question 5

Should secondary data be avoided?

Answer 5

Yes, not receiving it first hand can cause errors

Question 6

Berry picking

Answer 6

Non-database search technique

Question 7

Backward Chaining

Answer 7

Footnote chasing

Question 8

Forward Chaining

Answer 8

Citation Searching

Question 9

Area Scanning

Answer 9

Look for neighboring books on that shelf

Question 10

Sorting Sources

Answer 10

1. Preliminary Sort
2. Relevance
3. Divide by subtopics

Question 11

Preliminary Sort

Answer 11

1. Theory
2. Significance
3. Instruments Used
4. Related Research

Question 12

Divide by Subtopics

Answer 12

1. Qualitative vs Quantitative
2. Age of target population
3. Setting
4. Type of measures

Question 13

93-7 Rule

Answer 13

93% research- has errors

7%- research-stellar!