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    • Writing the Literature Review : A Practical Guide, Hardcover by Efron, Sara Efrat; Ravid, Ruth, ISBN 1462536905, ISBN-13 9781462536900, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

      <div>This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal. Each step of searching for, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing prior studies is clearly explained and accompanied by user-friendly suggestions, organizational tips, vignettes, and examples of student work. Also featured are excerpts from peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods articles. This is the first book to focus on crafting different types of reviews (systematic, traditional&#8211;narrative, or hermeneutic&#8211;phenomenological) that reflect the writer&#39;s research question, methodological choices, and approaches to knowledge. It describes what all reviews have in common and highlights distinct characteristics of each type. Th includes dos and don&#39;ts for evaluating studies and constructing an argument, and software suggestions for locating, organizing, and arranging sources.<br> &#160;<br> Pedagogical Features<br> *Checklists and &#34;To Do&#34; activities that break down key steps to take.<br> *Boxed examples, graphics that organize and visually illustrate key concepts, and summary tables.<br> *Group activities that invite students to further explore and apply the methods discussed in each chapter.<br> *Detailed directions for using four different organizing strategies: synthesis matrix, summary table, mapping, and topic outline.<br> *End-of-chapter summaries and &#34;What&#39;s Next&#34; sections.<br> *Assessment matrices for reviewing and refining the completed literature review.<br><br> Winner (First Place)--<i>American Journal of Nursing</i> Book of the Year Award, Nursing Research Category</div>
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