Writing the Literature Review: A Practical Guide

Efron, Sara Efrat; Ravid, Ruth

ISBN 10: 1462536905 / ISBN 13: 9781462536900

Published by The Guilford Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing the Literature Review: A Practical Guide
• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1462536905
• ISBN 13: 9781462536900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal. Each step of searching for, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing prior studies is clearly explained and accompanied by user-friendly suggestions, organizational tips, vignettes, and examples of student work. Also featured are excerpts from peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods articles. This is the first book to focus on crafting different types of reviews (systematic, traditional–narrative, or hermeneutic–phenomenological) that reflect the writer's research question, methodological choices, and approaches to knowledge. It describes what all reviews have in common and highlights distinct characteristics of each type. The book includes dos and don'ts for evaluating studies and constructing an argument, and software suggestions for locating, organizing, and arranging sources.

Pedagogical Features

• Checklists and "To Do" activities that break down key steps to take.
• Boxed examples, graphics that organize and visually illustrate key concepts, and summary tables.
• Group activities that invite students to further explore and apply the methods discussed in each chapter.
• Detailed directions for using four different organizing strategies: synthesis matrix, summary table, mapping, and topic outline.
• End-of-chapter summaries and "What's Next" sections.
• Assessment matrices for reviewing and refining the completed literature review.

Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Nursing Research Category

About the Authors

Sara Efrat Efron, EdD, is Professor of Education at National Louis University, where she teaches courses in qualitative research, curriculum studies, and foundations of education to preservice, inservice, and doctoral students. Dr. Efron's areas of interest include teacher research, the role of the teacher's personal voice, and moral democratic education.

Ruth Ravid, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Education at National Louis University. Her areas of interest include educational research, action research, assessment, and school-university collaboration. Dr. Ravid is the author of several books, including Practical Statistics for Educators.