The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success

The go-to guide to completing a thorough, well-organized, and effective lit review! This new edition of the best-selling book offers graduate students in education and the social sciences a road map to developing and writing an effective literature review for a research project, thesis, or dissertation. Organized around a proven six-step model and incorporating technology into all of the steps, the book provides examples, strategies, and exercises that take students step by step through the entire process: Selecting a topic Searching the literature Developing arguments Surveying the literature Critiquing the literature Writing the literature review The second edition includes key vocabulary words, technology advice, and additional tips on when and how to write during the early stages―including the use of journals and memoranda―to make the literature review process a success. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. "The authors provide a clear, straightforward model for taking a researchable idea and transforming it into a research study. I have already recommended this text to all of my doctoral students!" ―Sara McNeil, Associate Professor of Education University of Houston "If I had known about this book when I began working on my dissertation, it would have saved me at least a full year and much, much consternation!" ―Cindy Wilson, Associate Professor and Department Chair University of Illinois at Springfield "The authors have compiled one of the most authoritative yet practical guides to the literature review process." ―Eugene J. Muscat, Professor University of San Francisco "The writers take the reader from the simple to the complex in an extremely well-written, logical sequence of bite-sized steps. This is the most useful guide to writing a literature review available anywhere." ―Leonard O. Pellicer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of South Carolina
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