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Literature Review 2017
Literature Review 2017
Literature Review 2017
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The Literature Review
The review of the literature is traditionally
considered a systematic and critical review of
the most important published scholarly
literature on a particular topic.
Scholarly literature refer to published and
unpublished data based literature and
conceptual literature materials found in print
and non print forms
Data based literature reports of completed
research
Conceptual research reports of theories,
concepts 2
Relationship Of Review Of Literature To
Theory, Research, Education And Practice
Research
Review of
Literature
Education Practice
Theory
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Purposes of Literature Review
The overall purpose of literature review is to
discover knowledge
Research purposes of literature review:
1. Determines an appropriate research
design/method (instruments, data
collection and analysis methods) for
answering the research question
2. Determines the need for replication of a
well designed study or refinement of a
study
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Purposes of Literature Review
Non Research purposes of literature review:
1. Determines what is known about a subject,
concept or problem
2. Determines gaps, consistencies &
inconsistencies about a subject, concept or
problem
3. Discovers unanswered questions about a
subject, concept or problem
4. Describes strengths & weaknesses of
designs, methods of inquiry and
instruments used in earlier works 5
Purposes of Literature Review
Non Research purposes of literature review:
5. Discovers conceptual traditions used to
examine problems
6. Generates useful research questions or
projects/activities for the discipline
7. Promotes development of protocols &
policies related to e.g. nursing practice
8. Uncovers a new practice intervention, or
gains support for changing a practice
intervention 6
Differences of Research & Non
Research Purposes
Whether a nurse is developing a
research study, a curriculum, or a
patient protocol, s/he should base
that project on a critical review of
the literature
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Steps of Searching the Literature
Determine concept/issue/topic/problem
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The Role of Secondary Sources
Two general reasons for using secondary
sources:
1. A primary sources is literally unavailable
2. A secondary source can provide different
ways of looking at an issue or problem
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Pitfalls of Secondary Sources
All of the theory’s concepts or aspects of
the study and/or definitions may not be
fully presented
If all concepts or aspects are included, the
definitions may be collapsed or
paraphrased to such a degree that it no
longer represents the theorist’s actual work
The critique (whether positive or negative)
is based on the presentation of incomplete
or interpreted data and therefore less
useful to the consumer
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Critiquing Criteria for a Review of the Literature
1. Does the literature review uncover gaps or
inconsistencies in knowledge?
2. How does the review reflect critical thinking?
3. Are all the relevant concepts and variables
included in the review?
4. Dose the summary of each reviewed study
reflect the essential components of the study
design?
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Critiquing Criteria for a Review of the Literature
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