How to develop

Chapter 2 of a
Thesis/Dissertati
on
Melchie Ann A. Glaiza Joyce R.
What is Chapter 2 of a Thesis/Dissertation?
It is THE REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE AND STUDIES. This chapter
contains the discussion of facts and the past
and present researchers which are related to
this research. This shows that there are
evidence available for the research problem
be solved adequately.
 What are the importance or purpose of
Chapter 2 in a thesis/dissertation?
• It gives researcher several ideas on how to select
and formulate his own research problem.
• It helps the researcher to identify studies that had
been done related to the topic he is interested in.
• It avoids possible duplication of similar studies.
 What is the importance or purpose of
Chapter 2 in a thesis/disertation?
• It guides the researcher on the possible
theoretical framework he can use for his current
study.
• It gives direction to the researcher on how he
will create his own conceptual framework.
 What is the importance or purpose of
Chapter 2 in a thesis/disertation?
• It allows the researcher to browse several kinds
of research design, sampling techniques,
statistical procedures, questionnaires and
processes of presenting, analyzing, and
interpreting data, from where he could base his
own choice of his paper
 What is the importance or purpose of
Chapter 2 in a thesis/disertation?
• It gives a picture of comparative analysis
between variables used in reviewed materials
and those used in the current study.
Two Major Parts of Review of Related Literature

• Conceptual Literature

2. Research Literature
 Conceptual Literature

It contains litera tu re co m in g from bo ok s, jo ur na li sm

and other form s o f m at eria l, co ncer nin g o r re levan t to
the study, bu t ar e d at a-fr ee or non -e m pir ic al m at er ia l,
comin g fr o m bo th fo re ig n an d loca l so u rces ..
 Research Literature

Th is ar e em p ir ic al ly -b as ed , li k e sc ie n ti fi c
paper, thes is , d is er ta ti o n s, b o th p u b li sh ed an d
unpublish ed , co m in g fr o m fo re ig n an d lo ca l
sources..
 Bases for a good review of related literature

• The review or materials must be current.

• Literature an d st u di es re vi ew ed m ust be rele van t
to the study.
• Finding s or re su lt of th e re vi ew ed st udy sh oul d
be objective and free of biases.
Bases for a good review of related literature

• The data u se d in th e re v ie w ed m at er ia ls
should b e sc ru ti n iz ed in te rm s o f sa m p li n g
technique used to ensure that
gen er al iz at io n ar e b as ed o n n o rm al
population
 Bases for a good review of related literature

• Reviwed m at erials rela te d to the cu rrent st udy

should be en o ug h to es tabl is h a st ro ng an d viabl e
trending of result.
Sources of Related Literature and Studies

• Graduate Thesis and Dissertation

• Encycl o p ed ia o f E d u ca ti o n al R es ea rc h
• Books
• Inte rn et -s it es an d re so u rc es (w eb si te , e-
journals, e-books)
THAN
K