No. Although, you can write a summary in the last chapter of the book. Literature review will discuss extensively on the related books about the topic you are writing on.
RLs are the support for the concept you introduced to have a solid footing. Thus, this support can be of great help in expounding the knowledge by providing clarity with not just a self-driven concept but a systematized body of interlinked concepts from other authors. And for it to be synched with your input,a summary is of relevance for it gives the audience a succinct synopsis of the idea shared creating fluidity and conciseness of the output.
As all other respondents say it is not essential.. but it is very desirable as it can , for example, show the reader
that you understand the main ideas in the literature, which ideas people do and do not agree about, and how ideas have changed over time.
which aspects of the literature you see as most relevant to your research topic. and how these link to your research questions.
which ideas from the literature underpin the questions you ask when collecting data.
Yes it is essential. Because it gives you an insight on different findings from studies that will allow you to make comparison to your own study.
Yes it is, because you reviewed various works of other researchers for your own research so it is very necessary for a summary at the end of your literature review showing areas you want to adapt for your research and reasons why. More so, you must review previous works showing areas you want to borrow for your research and what you are bringing new in your research etc.
It is preferable to insert it as it shows the reader the areas of focus.
Summary of literature review at the end is very necessary in the writing of thesis and dissertations unlike journal articles. Equally, each area or sub topic in a literature reviewed can also be summarized to enable the writer know areas to his research that are useful.
Hi there. I can only second, third, firth, ... whatever has been said so far. I'd like to add that it largely depends on the editorial practices of the journal / publisher you are submitting your research to. My admittedly limited experience leads me to view academic publishing as a largely self-replicating system. In other words, if you do not follow the rules, your research will never be published.
No need for summaries. The issue is to be seen as either an author's or a publisher's preference, no more.
There's need for summaries because a " literature review " is an existing guide for a study. So for a good thesis/ dissertation research summary after a literature review is good. But for journal articles summaries are not even required due to limitations .
After a long narration of articles, including perhaps some newspaper clips, television news, and interviews, the reader is oftentimes left with a huge collection of documents. A summary will focus his/her attention on the more important points which otherwise might be left out after reading a lot of materials. The summary contains the elements which are related on the problem, or the objectives of the study, which makes the transition from the Review to the Problem simple but focused and highlighted. It is therefore, necessary that a summary ends the Literature Review. However, for articles for publication, a summary may have a much shorter version due to space limitation.
It is essential to write a summary after the review of the literature because it is the foundation and legal basis of the researchers that would help the study.
Yes, it is essential. The summary provides an overview of the main points of the literature review and should be concise and to the point.
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