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` Identify the purpose of the Literature

Review

` Identify the information elements foran effective Literature Review

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` The source material or readings you consulted to

understand and investigate your research

problem.

` This may be from journals, books, newspapers,magazines, online journals, databases, CD ROMs.

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` To critically review existing information that isrelevant to the current research

` To summarise / paraphrase relevant research N.B.a Literature Review is not a summary.

` To evaluate other works and the relationshipsbetween past research. How does this relate tocurrent research? This is vitally important.

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` This is not a sequential summary of previousresearch.

Use your Concept Matrix as a plan and : Be selective about the parts of other papers to be

discussed, particularly the Methodology, Results andDiscussion sections

Discuss how these studies relate to each other e.g. Is theMethodology similar or different? Are there similarities ordifferences in the Results?

Explain how previous studies relate to the current study

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` The literature review contextualises the current

research by reviewing previous studies about the

same or similar topic

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` Existing theories about the topic

` Key concepts / main factors / variables and the

relationships between these

` Inconsistencies or shortcomings in previousresearch e.g. evidence may be limited orcontradictory

`An explanation about the need for the current

research

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1. Remember the purpose Address your research question throughout

Show why you are carrying out this research Explain why previous research was chosen

Clarify how your research adds to previous papers onthe same or similar topic

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2. Read with Purpose Be selective about what you read. Summarize and

paraphrase this information

Select the main ideas, data, conclusions, that have

been given and look forsimilarities and differences

between the research papers

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3. Write with Purpose Your objective is to evaluate and show the relationships

between the work previously undertaken e.g. IsResearcher X's methodology more convincing than

Researcher Y's? Did Researcher X build on the work of

Researcher Y?

Explain the relationship between previous work and the

current research Carefully plan and organize your Literature Review

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Involves doing 2 tasks simultaneously1. Reading relevant sources to the research

2. Defining the research question:continuing previous research; finding a

gap; asking a question; counter-

claiming

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1. Trying to read everything! The idea of the literature review is not to provide a

summary ofallthe published work that relates to theresearch, but to survey the most relevant and significant

work.

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2. Reading but not writing! Writing aids understanding and finding relationships

between readings. Do not wait until reading iscompleted.

Reading should continue until the end of theresearch project.

The writer should prepare several, changing ideas

and information whilst learning more about thecontext of the research problem. Thus, the first draftshould not be considered the final version.

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3. Not keeping bibliographic information! Always keep bibliographic information in your notes.

Always include in-text citations when you haveparaphrased or quoted another researcher.

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