The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students

The complete guide to doing a literature search and review also contains a wealth of features to calm students overwhelmed at the prospect of doing their dissertation or thesis ′The Literature Review is a clearly written and easily accessible self-guided introduction packed with detailed examples. It′s especially useful for budding researchers unfamiliar with crafting literature reviews that support strong theory development and empirical testing. I recommend it to every first-year doctoral student′ -
Michael R. Hyman
Distinguished Achievement Professor, New Mexico State University

This second edition of Diana Ridley′s bestselling book provides a step-by-step guide to conducting a literature search and literature review, using cases and examples throughout to demonstrate best practice. Ridley outlines practical strategies for conducting a systematic search of the available literature, reading and note taking and writing up your literature review as part of an undergraduate research project, Masters dissertation or PhD thesis.

New to this edition are:

• Examples drawn from a wide range of disciplines
• A new chapter on conducting systematic reviews
• Increased guidance on evaluating the quality of online sources and online literature
• Enhanced guidance in dealing with copyright and permissions issues.

This book also comes with a companion website containing a wide range of examples of successful literature reviews from various academic disciplines.

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• | Author: Diana Ridley
• | Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jul 23, 2012
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781446201435
• | ISBN-10: 1446201430