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It is an interesting question as in general the Literature review, within a thesis project, somehow summarizes and exposes the state of the problem you are investigating, together with a number of sources that deal with the specific theme of your thesis, and which, invevitably show the gaps in the current bibliography and research, which will mark the path of your thesis statement or hypothesis.
Not necessarily, but the problem may stem from the reality of the researcher's contemplation and thinking, and it may not have previous studies
Hi Isaac Kwabena Agyei
I believe so since a good literature review helps you determine if there is a knowledge gap worth researching, and hence you can state your research problem.
A fundamental of good writing is that the thesis statement always comes first. The writer must specify the argument they are making; otherwise, the reader doesn't know why they are reading any of the information in the text. Identify the issue(s) that led you to your thesis argument. The literature review then gives the context for how scholars and others have responded to the issues at stake and any research gaps.
No, but the literature review will demonstrate that the problem or question hasn’t been sufficiently addressed elsewhere.
It seems to me that a problem stems from a confrontation between your hypothesis and the literature review. The relation between them works like a constant feedback: your concept helps you focus on specific aspect of all reviews and all the reviews gives you better perspective on your problem.
Não necessariamente. Pode vir de fatos, dados ou informações novas obtidas em pesquisa sobre determinado tema. Ou seja, de evidências originais não esperadas, que se opõem aos paradigmas dominantes. A literatura poderá ser consultada e confrontada para reforçar a importância ou não dessas evidências.
The guidance as per the following publications may further help, namely:
Research problems do not exist in nature just waiting to be plucked out by some observant researcher….. In general, the information that forms the problem statement must be first induced from the literature, framed around certain theoretical understandings, and articulated in a way that clearly represents the interests of the researcher….. (see: Jacobs, 2011, p. 127).
…..any problem statement should contain four components….., e.g., mentioning a knowledge void, which would be supported by the literature review….. (See: Hernon and Swartz, 2007, p. 308).
A systematic and comprehensive literature review will provide the basis for decisions about the role of theory in your research as well as helping you to define your statement of the problem….. (see: Lyons and Doueck, 2010, p. 79).
- Hernon, P. and Swartz, C. (2007) Editorial: What is a Problem Statement?, Library and Information Science Research, 29, 3, pp. 307-309.
- Jacobs, R. L. (2011) Developing A Research Problem and Purpose Statement, in Rocco, T.S., Hatcher, T. and Creswell, J.W. (eds.) The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, pp. 125-141.
- Lyons, P. and Doueck, H. J. (2010) The Dissertation: From Beginning to End. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Roberts, C. M. (2010) The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending Your Dissertation. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin. (See: problem statement pp. 124-128).
Dear Isaac Kwabena Agyei, I think that the research problem needs to come from a systematic review of the literature. This allows the researcher to corroborate, through serious reflection, if what he or she poses as a problem is in fact a problem, or if on the contrary it has been solved.
The review of the literature also allows the construction of the object of study. The object of study is a conquest that the researcher carries out through systematic work with secondary sources
حدد المشكلة اولا ومن ثم ضع منهجا وابحث في مصادر سابقة لمعرفة الطريق السليم الذي تسلكه في الحث عليك اولا مرجعة الادبيات ومن ثم العمل
Not necessarily. The problem statement should be expressed in relation to a literature review, but the problem addressed might or might not have its source in the literature.
A review always entaisls a revision of the state of culture or literature in this particular case. Such revision develops the most prominent ideas from the works within the framework of study, the former being theoretical, analytical, critical, etc and as such will eventually reveal an existent v;id that foregrounds or constitutes the object of study. Therefore, I consider it as preliminary and necessary stage that precludes the object of study.
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