LITERATURE REVIEW

CHAPTER 3
 CHAPTER OUTLINE

01 What is a literature review?

05 Evaluating the literature

02 The purpose of a critical literature review

06 Documenting the literature review

03 .Source of literature review

07 Citation: APA 6th Edition

04 .Searching for literature

08 .Ethical issues on Plagiarism
REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

• A literature review is “the selection of available documents (both

published and unpublished) on the topic, which contains information,
ideas, data and evidence written from a particular standpoint to fulfill
certain aims or express certain views on the nature of the topic and how
it is to be investigated, and the effective evaluation of these documents
concerning the research being proposed” (Hart, 1998, p. 13).

• Helps the researcher to:

–Structure research on work already done
–Develop problem statements with precision and clarity

• Is beneficial in both basic and applied research projects

 FUNCTIONS LITERATURE REVIEW

01 •Research builds on existing knowledge

05 •Provide arguments for the relationship's
variables

02 •One does “reinvent the wheel”

06 •Testability and replicability are enhanced.

03 •Find out what variables are important to

consider 07 •Research findings are related to the findings of
others.

04 •Introduce relevant terminology/provide

definitions
 DATA SOURCES

01 •Textbooks
05 •Unpublished manuscripts

02 •Academic and professional journals

06 •Reports of government departments and
corporations

03 •Theses
07 •Newspapers

04 •Conference proceedings
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•The Internet
SEARCHING FOR LITERATURE

Most libraries have the following electronic

resources at their disposal:
–Electronic journals
–Full-text databases
–Bibliographic databases
–Abstract databases
EVALUATING THE LITERATURE

• Titles
• Abstract
• Table of contents/first chapter book
• Number of citations
DOCUMENTING THE LITERATURE REVIEW

• Literature review introduces

– Subject Study
– Highlights the problem
– Summarizes work done so far
CITATION
• APA 6th Edition
http://web.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3ap
a.pdf

https://library.sydney.edu.au/subjects/down
loads/citation/APA%20Complete_2012.pdf

• In-text citation and Reference list

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