How to Write Your Literature Review

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

This engaging guide by bestselling author Bryan Greetham takes students step-by-step through the process of writing a literature review, and equips them with practical strategies to help them navigate each stage. Each bite-sized chapter focuses on a specific aspect of the process, from generating ideas and pinning down the research problem through to searching for sources, citing references and planning, writing and editing the review. Chapters feature examples and exercises to help students apply ideas to their own work. Whether your students are writing a stand-alone review or one that is part of a dissertation or thesis, this guide is their essential companion.Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/how-to-write-your-literature-review dissertation. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-12-12
Mått:156 x 232 x 26 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury 3PL
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781352011043

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Mer om författaren

Bryan Greetham was an Honorary Fellow at the University of Durham, UK, and previously taught at University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is the author of How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation, Smart Thinking and How to Write Better Essays.

Recensioner i media

This straightforward book leads students through the processes involved in undertaking literature reviews and offers structured advice for anyone wanting to learn the subtleties and nuances of reviewing literature.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPART 1: TYPES OF LITERATURE REVIEWS1. Stand-Alone Literature Reviews 1: Non-systematic2. Stand-Alone Literature Reviews 2: Systematic3. Literature Reviews for Dissertations and ThesesPART 2: SEARCHING YOUR SOURCES4. How to Generate Your Own Ideas5. Finding a Research Question6. How to Search7. Searching the InternetPART 3: PROCESSING IDEAS8. Critically Evaluating Your Sources 1: The Arguments9. Critically Evaluating Your Sources 2: The Evidence and Language10. Analysing Concepts 1: Finding Connections between Ideas. 11. Analysing Concepts 2: Adapting Structures of Ideas12. Synthesis-Creating Patterns and Finding GapsPART 4: ORGANISING YOUR WORK13. Managing Your Time14. Managing your Material15. Reading16. Note-TakingPART 5: PLANNING YOUR REVIEW17. Deciding Which Sources to Use18. Planning the Review19. Integrating Your Review with Other ChaptersPART 6: WRITING YOUR REVIEW20. Discussing the Literature21. The First Draft22. Finding Your own Voice23. Style: Simplicity and Economy24. Finding the Right WordsPART 7: USING YOUR SOURCES25. Plagiarism26. Citing Your SourcesPART 8: EDITING27. Revision 1: Structure28. Revision 2: ContentConclusion.