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I see that researchers often use some way/process of handling literature review. What is the best process for doing a good literature review?
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First step is study the text in its context--why written and if the time had any effect on that, i.e. the driving purpose egging on the writer. Discerning that makes it easier then on to things such as discerning a writer's pet themes, thoughts, biases which writing can'r cover up--e.g. C.S. Lewis on "meaning"--sennsucht--NE
The illustrations/guidance/strategies may further help:
- Booth, A., Papaioannou, D. and Sutton, A. (2012) Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. (See: Writing up and presenting data, pp. 197-222).
- Hart, C. (2007) Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. (See: Thinking about starting to write, pp. 185-198).
- Maier, H. R. (2013) What constitutes a good literature review and why does its quality matter?, Environmental Modelling and Software, 43, 1, pp. 3-4.
- Pautasso, M. (2013) Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review, PLoS Computational Biology, 9, 7, pp. 1-4.
- Randolph, J. J. (2009) A Guide to Writing the Dissertation Literature Review, Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 14, 13, pp. 1-12. (See: Mistakes commonly made in reviewing literature, p. 11).
- Timmins, F. and McCabe, C. (2005) How to conduct an effective literature search, Nursing Standard, 20, 11, pp. 41-47. (See: Principles of a search strategy/Stages in the search process/A grid or summary table, pp. 43-44).
If you liked the book and want to encourage others to read it, then note down all the things you liked about it and why and that becomes eh book review.
If you didn't like the book and want to discourage others from wasting their money buying the book, tell them why it's boring, repetitious, unhelpful or whatever you thought was wrong with it. Don't blame the author though. Authors are very sensitive. Blame yourself for not "getting it."
If you were neutral about the book, best not to write the review at all.
After reading the text carefully ask questions you think the text would reply or suggest answers. Questions like:1.What has the writer got in his mind in writing this out?(A writer is a person who has things to say to the world) 2.How did he manage to make it interesting? (What is his capacity for literariness?) 2.How do the things he says relate to real life? (After reading the text did it occur to you that you should rewrite by adding or omitting some parts of the text?) 3.Do you agree or disagree with the writer? 4.Is what he created an original approach to life?
WHAT I MEAN TO SAY IS THAT ALWAYS START WITH QUESTIONS AND SEE IF THE TEXT HELPS YOU ASK QUESTIONS!
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If you're writing about a man or a woman of letters, as I am doing in my Doctor of Litters Diss., then you may like to cover his/her literary accomplishments and the the important factors that affect shape his/her lieraray abilities.
Writing a review . Write what you you enjoy about the literature .
The strengths and weaknesses . Then finish with a summary and conclusion.
Hi there, I would like to suggest John Creswell and Sherri L jackson texts as I attempted to follow both in my PhD thesis. Also, try this link - http://158.132.155.107/posh97/private/Dissertation_resources/Use_of_literature.html . Hope this gives you satisfying answer .
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