Gary Thomas

How to Do Your Literature Review

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A step-by-step, clear introduction to doing a literature review for beginners (at UG or PG level); written by a world-class textbook author.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 657g
• ISBN-13: 9781529673043
• ISBN-10: 1529673046
• Artikelnr.: 70945317

Autorenporträt

Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Starting
Chapter 2: Scanning, skimming, saving and storing
Chapter 3: Sources, quality and criticality
Chapter 4: Scoping
Chapter 5: Searching, screening and selecting
Chapter 6: Structuring a narrative review
Chapter 7: Systematizing
Chapter 8: Strategising: comparing systematic, realist and narrative
reviews
Chapter 9: Synthesising: storyline and theory
Chapter 10: Synthesizing and analysing
Chapter 11: Scribing, concluding and stopping

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Chapter 1: Starting
Chapter 2: Scanning, skimming, saving and storing
Chapter 3: Sources, quality and criticality
Chapter 4: Scoping
Chapter 5: Searching, screening and selecting
Chapter 6: Structuring a narrative review
Chapter 7: Systematizing
Chapter 8: Strategising: comparing systematic, realist and narrative reviews
Chapter 9: Synthesising: storyline and theory
Chapter 10: Synthesizing and analysing
Chapter 11: Scribing, concluding and stopping

Rezensionen

This text puts literature reviews in simplest and most logical order. The students/researchers who are new to research will find the content structured and easy to follow. The author has addressed complex research elements with relevance to literature reviews, providing a comprehensive guide to support learning, by providing steps which are easy to follow and understand. This book can be utilised with undergraduate or postgraduate learners. The online resources include the power points which provides supports for any research module and academics. There is also reference made to AI applications and how these can be utilised ethically in a way to support the student/researcher experience. I would recommend this text to any novice new to research. Mandeep Lally RN, BNURS (Hons), LLB (Hons), LPC, PGCert, FHEA 20251006