Preparing Literature Reviews

Auteur

M. Ling Pan is the pseudonym for a writer, researcher, and educator with more than twenty years of experience, including over fifteen years in higher education and ten of those in a supervisory role of doctoral dissertations. Dr. Pan earned university tenure as faculty in 2018 and now works freelance in the United States and abroad.

Texte du rabat

This book is an accessible guide on how to prepare qualitative and quantitative literature reviews. The 6th edition of this bestselling book retains its original lauded features of clear style and organization while bringing new chapters into the fold to address mixed-methods and theoretical frameworks in conducting reviews of literature.

Contenu

SECTION 1: CONCEPTUALIZING. Chapter 1 Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Reviews. Chapter 2 Mixed-methods Literature Reviews. Chapter 3 Selecting a Topic for Review. Chapter 4: Searching for Literature in Professional Journals. Chapter 5 Retrieving and Evaluating Information From the Web. Chapter 6 Evaluating and Interpreting Research Literature. Chapter 7 Applying Theoretical Frameworks. SECTION 2: WRITING. Chapter 8 Taking Notes and Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism. Chapter 9 Preparing a Topic Outline for the First Draft. Chapter 10 Writing the First Draft: Basic Principles. Chapter 11 Writing the First Draft: Optional Techniques. Chapter 12. Writing the First Draft: Statistical Issues in Qualitative Reviews. Chapter 13 Building Tables to Summarize Literature. Chapter 14 Revising and Refining the First Draft. Chapter 15 Writing Titles and Abstracts. Chapter 16 Preparing a Reference List. Chapter 17 Introduction to Meta-Analysis. Appendix A: Standard Literature Reviews. Appendix B: Qualitative Case Study Literature Reviews.