Presentation

• Name • Saba Aziz

• Roll No. • 21011710-009
• Course Title • Research Methodology
• Instructor • Dr. Muhammad Tahir

University of Gujrat Hafiz Hayat Campus

Literature Review
Conceptual framework, purposes, structure
Developing a conceptual framework

• It is the basis of your research problem.

• It stems from the theoretical framework.

• It describes the aspects you selected from the theoretical

framework to become the basis of your enquiry.

• It focused on indicators to measure the success or failure of the

strategies to enhance community responsiveness.

• It relates to the specific research problem.

Writing about the literature reviewed

Functions/ Purposes:
There are two of the broad functions of a literature
review

1. To provide a theoretical background to your study

2. To enable you to contextualise your findings in
relation to the existing body of knowledge in
addition to refining your methodology.
 1st Purpose/Function

In order to fulfil the first purpose

1. you should identify and describe various theories
relevant to your field.
2. Determine specify gaps in existing knowledge in the
area.
3. Find out recent advances in the area of study
4. Search current trends and so on.
 2nd Purpose/Function
In order to comply with the second function
1. you should integrate the results from your study
with specific and relevant findings from the existing
literature by comparing the two for confirmation or
contradiction.
2. To contextualise the findings, you have to wait till
you are at the research report writing stage.
 Titles for Literature Review

• ‘Review of the literature’

• ‘Summary of literature’

• ‘The literature review’

 Structure for Subheadings
The author strongly suggests that you write your literature review under
subheadings based upon the main themes
1. Introduction
2. History and Philosophy
3. Reasons General Review
4. Trends
5. Introduction
6. History and Philosophy
Review Related to Specific
7. Trends
research problem
8. Problems and Issues
9. Gap in literature
 Important Points
• Your writing about the literature reviewed should be thematic
in nature, that is based on main themes.

• The sequence of these themes in the write-up should follow a

logical progression.

• Various arguments should be substantiated with specific

quotations and citations from the literature and should adhere

to an acceptable academic referencing style.

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