Andrew Booth, Anthea Sutton, Mark Clowes, Marrissa Martyn-St James

Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review

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Produktbeschreibung

Are you struggling with the complexities of literature reviews? This comprehensive guide demystifies the process, offering a flexible toolkit for analysing and synthesizing all types of data. From setting out different options for conducting a literature review to deciding how much literature to include, this book helps you choose the best approach for your research. Key features of this book include: ¿ Case studies and worked examples to show you how best to put your knowledge into practice. ¿ Key learning points and worked exercises to support you with self-learning and project work with others. ¿ Troubleshooting tips to answer all your questions and help you break down complex processes into adaptable steps. This book is an ideal toolkit for social sciences students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications Ltd
• 4 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 170mm
• ISBN-13: 9781529696394
• ISBN-10: 1529696399
• Artikelnr.: 74444261

Autorenporträt

Andrew Booth is a Reader in Evidence-Based Information Practice at the School of  Medicine and Population Health, The University of Sheffield.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Getting Started on your Literature Review
2 Meeting the Review Family: An Overview
3 Choosing Your Review Methods
4 Defining Your Scope
5 Searching the Literature
6 Selecting and Assessing the Evidence Base
7 Synthesising and Analysing Quantitative Studies
8 Synthesising and Analysing Qualitative Studies
9 Synthesising and Analysing Mixed Methods Data
10 Writing Up, Presenting and Disseminating Your Review

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Chapter 1: Meeting the Review Family: An Overview
What is a Literature Review?
When do I do a literature review?
Meet the review family
Why not a literature review?
What is not a literature review?
How do I prepare to do a literature review?
Chapter 2: Getting Started on your Literature Review
Why is the literature review so important?
Where do I start?
Why review the literature?
A brief history of research synthesis
What is the place of theory in literature review?
Introducing the SALSA framework
Systematic approaches
How do I plan and conduct my literature review?
Managing your literature review
Updates to existing reviews
Converting your review to a different format
Chapter 3: Choosing your review methods
Our "Survival Kit" of review options
Review Choice Scenarios
Chapter 4: Defining your scope
Introduction: Why is defining your scope important?
Further defining your scope
Toolbox - Defining your Scope
Defining your scope: challenges and pitfalls
The review protocol
Chapter 5: Searching the literature
Who should conduct the literature search?
Aims and purpose of literature searching
How to prepare for your review (the scoping search)
How to construct your search strategy
How to search bibliographic databases
How to use supplementary searching
How to manage your references
How to report the search process
Chapter 6: Assessing the evidence base
Assessing your included studies - first steps
Assessing the evidence-base in detail
Chapter 7: Synthesising and analysing quantitative studies
Synthesis-analysis, analysis-synthesis?
Revisiting the review question(s)
Chapter 8: Synthesising and analysing qualitative studies
Overview of approaches to qualitative synthesis
A step-by-step guide to qualitative synthesis
Getting started in qualitative synthesis
Progressing to advanced forms of synthesis
Chapter 9: Synthesising and analysing mixed methods data
Undertaking a Mixed Methods Review
A step-by-step guide to mixed methods synthesis
Points of integration for quantitative and qualitative evidence
On the role of the Narrative Review
Chapter 10: Writing up, presenting and disseminating your review
Considering your audience
A sample review structure
Publicising your review
Toolbox for presenting your findings

Rezensionen

The Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review (third edition) by Andrew Booth, Anthea Sutton, Mark Clowes and Marrissa Martyn-St James is a comprehensive overview of the entire evidence synthesis process from selecting the appropriate method for an evidence synthesis topic all the way to the analysis and dissemination of the review. This book is of relevance to anyone interested in evidence synthesis from trainees to researchers to decision-makers. Anyone can learn something from this book, whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advance researcher in evidence synthesis. This book is perfect for university-level courses or for anyone interested in evidence synthesis. The exercises, toolbox, key learning points, and frequently asked questions were particularly helpful in advancing my learning. Andrea Tricco 20210719