LITERATURE REVIEW (文献综述写作方法).ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WRITING LITERATURE REVIEW (SOCIAL SCIENCES) KNTAYYA MARIAPPAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, UMS POSTGRADUATE METHODOLOGY COURSE CENTRE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES SEMESTER 1 / 2011 28 SEPTEMBER 2011 LITERATURE REVIEW A GENERAL GUIDE ?MAIN SOURCE HART, C. (1998), DOING A LITERATURE REVIEW: RELEASING THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IMAGINATION STRUCTURES OF THESIS / DESERTATION INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH TOPIC OBJECTIVES/ RESEARCH QUESTIONS ? LITERATURE REVIEW METHODOLOGY RESULTS LITERATURE REVIEW: WHAT IT IS? MORE THAN THE SEARCH FOR INFORMATION, AND GOES BEYOND BEING DESCRIPTIVE AN EXAMINATION OF RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN CONDUCTED IN A PARTICULAR FIELD OF STUDY EVALUATING AND SYNTHESISING AVAILABLE INFORMATION RELATED TO YOUR STUDY ALL WORKS INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW MUST BE READ, EVALUATED AND ANALYSED LITERATURE REVIEW: WHY? TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLWDGE OF THE SUBJECT AREA HELP REFINE, REFOCUS OR CHANGE THE TOPIC TO DEMOSTARTE YOUR SCHOLARLY ABILITY: ABILITY TO IDENTIFY RELEVENT INFORMATION ABILITY TO OUTLINE THE EXISTING THEORY /KNOWLEDGE LITERATURE REVIEW: WHY? TO IDENTIFY INFORMATION AND IDEAS THAT RELAVENT TO YOUR RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY METHODS THAT COULD BE RELEVENT TO YOUR RESEARCH GIVE A THEORETICAL BASE FOR RESEARCH AND HELP YOU DETERMINE THE NATURE OF YOUR RESEARCH LITERATURE REVIEW: WHY? ILLUSTRATE HOW THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN STUDIED PREVIOUSLY GIVE READER/EXAMINERS AN OVERVIEW OF SOURCES YOU HAVE EXPLORE TO DEMOSTRATE HOW YOUR RESEARCH FITS INTO THE LARGER FIELD OF STUDY AVOID DUPLICATION / AVOIDING FROM MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES AS OTHERS LITERATURE REVIEW: WHY? TO PROVIDE INTELECTUALL CONTEXT FOR YOUR WORK POSITIONING YOUR WORK IN THE CONTEXT OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH CREATING ‘RESEARCH SPACE’ FOR YOUR WORK / TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN THE LITERATURE LITERATURE REVIEW: WHY? TO CARRY ON FROM WHERE OTHERS HAVE ALREADY