Literature review

• A literature review is a type of academic writing that provides an overview of a specific topic. It surveys scholarly work such as academic books (but not textbooks), computerize databases, conference proceedings, dissertation’s/theses, empirical studies, government reports, historical records, journal article, monographs, and statistical handbooks.
• A literature review critically analyzes the relationship among the scholarly works and the current work. It can be written as a stand-alone paper or as a part of a research paper explaining a theoretical framework and related issues.
• Annotated

  Bibliography:

  Summarizes the

  references and

  explain how

  important they are

  in addressing the

  research question
• Literature Review

  Reviews a -significant number of scholarly work in order to identify what is known and what is not known about the topic
• Functions of a Literature Review This type of review has the following roles: •Justifies a research question, method or theoretical and conceptual framework •Establishes the relevance of the topic •Provides necessary information to better understand a specific topic or study
• Functions of a Literature Review •Shows reviewer’s familiarity and mastery of the topic •Establishes a niche of the study •Resolves conflict among contradictory studies
• INTRODUCTION ❑Purpose for writing literature review and the importance of the topic being reviewed ❑Scope of the literature ❑Criteria used for selecting the literature ❑Organizational pattern of the review
• BODY ❑Historical background ❑Relevant theories

  ❑ Relationships between and among the studies,

  and how each study advanced a theory

  ❑Strengths and weaknesses of each paper

  ❑Various viewpoints on the topic
• CONCLUSION ❑Restatement of the main argument or thesis ❑Main agreements and disagreements in the literature ❑If stand-alone paper: conclusions; implications; and direction for future studies ❑If part of a thesis or a research paper: linking of the literature review to the research questions ❑Overall perspective on the topic
• CONCLUSION ❑Restatement of the main argument or thesis ❑Main agreements and disagreements in the literature ❑If stand-alone paper: conclusions; implications; and direction for future studies ❑If part of a thesis or a research paper: linking of the literature review to the research questions ❑Overall perspective on the topic
• GUIDELINES IN WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW Writing a literature review is composed of three distinct parts – literature search, evaluation and analysis of articles and writing the literature review – which will be discussed as follows.
• LITERATURE SEARCH ❑Review the documented style (APA, MLA, CHICAGO) that you will adopt and be familiar with its format in relation to writing a literature review. ❑Choose and focus on a topic that you will explain. ❑Determine the kind and number of sources you will be using.
• LITERATURE SEARCH ❑Review the documented style (APA, MLA, CHICAGO) that you will adopt and be familiar with its format in relation to writing a literature review. ❑Choose and focus on a topic that you will explain. ❑Determine the kind and number of sources you will be using.
• LITERATURE SEARCH ❑Survey the available online databases relevant to your topic. (Proquest, Science Direct, JSTOR, or Google Scholar) Include only the references published by top journals and publishers. ❑Use only relevant keywords when searching for scholarly documents or articles. ❑Always include landmark studies or papers related to your topic. ❑Always evaluate the sources for coverage and currency. Include only articles directly related.
• WRITING THE LITERATURE REVIEW ❑The body of the literature review can be organized thematically, methodologically or chronologically. ❑Use direct quotations sparingly. ❑Classify important definitions.