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By (author) Machi Lawrence A.; By (author) McEvoy Brenda T.
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The essential guide—updated, expanded, and easier to use than ever.
Creating a successful literature review can be a daunting task, which is why so many researchers have relied on previous editions of this book to make the process more manageable. Using the six-step model, you’ll work seamlessly to narrow your research topic, focus your literature search, negotiate the myriad of books, periodicals, and reports about your topic—and, of course, write the review.
Updated, expanded, and reorganized to improve ease of use, the fourth edition of this bestselling handbook includes:
- New and improved graphics ideal for visualizing the process
- More explanations and tips, especially for writing in the early stages
- An expanded range of learning tools
- Additional reflection sections to direct metacognitive activities
- Four new reference supplements
This pioneering book has provided countless graduate students and researchers with a road map to success. Its model takes you through the logical progression needed for producing a quality literature review—while taking the mystery out of the process.
Table of contents:
Literature Review Flow ChartPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroduction: Doing and Producing a Literature ReviewKey VocabularyIntroduction OverviewThe Purpose of a Literature ReviewThe Literature Review DefinedThe Literature Review ProcessMindset: Personal Dispositions on Thinking, Doing, and DecidingThe Ethics of Reviewing the LiteratureReflective OversightPlan Wisely Before You BeginSummaryChecklistReflective Exercise1. Step 1: Select and Define a TopicKey VocabularyChapter OverviewTask 1. Identify a Subject for StudyTask 2. Translate the Personal Interest or Concern Into a Research QueryTask 3. Link the Research Query to the Appropriate DisciplineTask 4. Write the Preliminary Research Topic StatementSummaryChecklistReflective Exercise2. Step 2: Develop the Tools of ArgumentationKey VocabularyChapter OverviewConcept 1. Building the Case for a Literature ReviewConcept 2. Arguments—the BasicsConcept 3. Evaluating the Basic Parts of an ArgumentConcept 4. Understanding ClaimsConcept 5. Building EvidenceConcept 6. Warrant—Logically Connecting the Evidence to the ClaimConcept 7. Complex ClaimsSummaryChecklistReflective Exercise3. Step 3: Search the LiteratureKey VocabularyChapter OverviewTask 1. Select the Literature to ReviewTask 2. Conduct a Literature SearchTask 3. Refine Your TopicSummaryChecklistReflective Exercise4. Step 4: Survey the LiteratureKey VocabularyChapter OverviewTask 1. Assemble the Collected DataTask 2. Organize the InformationTask 3. Analyze the Patterns of DataSummaryChecklistReflective Exercise5. Step 5: Critique the LiteratureKey VocabularyChapter OverviewWhat Is a Literature Critique?Concept 1. Making the Case for the Literature ReviewConcept 2. Descriptive Argument Patterns: Factual ReasoningConcept 3. Implicative Argument Patterns: Implicative ReasoningConcept 4. The Implicative Argument: Nine Basic PatternsConcept 5. BackingDoing a Critique of the Literature: Building the Advocacy ArgumentTask 1. Determining the Implicative Logic Pattern Inferred by the Topic of StudyTask 2. Reframe Claims to Meet the Prerequisite Conditions Identified by the Selected Logic TypeTask 3. Build the Advocacy ArgumentConcept 6. FallaciesConcept 7. The Case Is EverythingSummaryChecklistReflective Exercise6. Step 6: Write the ReviewKey VocabularyThe Writing Process: OverviewTask 1. Write to UnderstandTask 2. Write to Be Understood
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