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Review of RELATED LITERATURE and STUDIES

RRL
-survey of important articles, books and other sources(professional lit) pertaining to your research topic.
-give readers the necessary background to understand your research.
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Literature
× review/analysis of ideas and principles coming from published articles and books (both online
and in print)
Studies
× works of other researchers (thesis, dissertation, etc.) mostly concentrating on their
methodology, results, and conclusions.
× Steps

1. evaluate
2. select
3. Organize
1. Evaluating other studies
Selecting the studies to include in the review:
Organizing the review:
× By topic
× Problem> solution
× Cause>effect
× Classification
1. Literature
• Foreign
• Local
2. Studies
• Foreign
• Local
Purpose of your review of the literature
set the stage for your own research.
Therefore, you should conclude the review with a statement of your hypothesis, or focused research
question. When this is done, you are ready to proceed with part three of your research report, in which
you explain the methods you used.

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