Full Description
This new edition of the best-selling book offers graduate students in education and the social sciences a road map to developing and writing an effective literature review for a research project, thesis, or dissertation. Organized around a proven six-step model and incorporating technology into all of the steps, the book provides examples, strategies, and exercises that take students step by step through the entire process: Selecting a topicSearching the literatureDeveloping argumentsSurveying the literature Critiquing the literature Writing the literature review The second edition includes key vocabulary words, technology advice, and additional tips on when and how to write during the early stages-including the use of journals and memoranda-to make the literature review process a success.
Contents
PrefaceNew to This EditionAudienceSpecial Features and Text OrganizationAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionKey VocabularyThe Purpose of a Literature ReviewThe Literature Review DefinedThe Literature Review ProcessStep 1. Select a TopicStep 2. Search the LiteratureStep 3. Develop the ArgumentStep 4. Survey the LiteratureStep 5. Critique the LiteratureStep 6. Write the ReviewInquiry: The Necessary PreconditionEthicsPack Wisely Before You BeginTipsSummaryChecklistChapter 1: Step 1. Select a TopicKey VocabularyTask 1. Choose a Research InterestExercisesResearcher BiasTask 2. Refine a Research Interest From a Personal InterestActivity 1. Specifying a Research InterestActivity 2. Focusing the InterestActivity 3. Selecting a PerspectiveActivity 4. Reflection: The Key to Interest SelectionTask 3. Using the Research Interest to Identify a Preliminary Research TopicRules for Library UseTask 4. Write the Preliminary Research Topic StatementTipsSummaryChecklistChapter 2: Step 2. Search the LiteratureKey VocabularyTask 1. Select the Literature to ReviewTask 2. Conducting a Literature SearchActivity 1. Managing Your DataActivity 2. Scanning the LiteratureActivity 3. Skimming the LiteratureActivity 4. Mapping Your MaterialsActivity 5. Creating Subject MemorandaTask 3. Refine Your TopicTipsSummaryChecklistChapter 3: Step 3. Develop the ArgumentKey VocabularyConcept 1. Building the Case for a Literature ReviewConcept 2. Arguments-the BasicsConcept 3. Evaluating the Basic Parts of an ArgumentConcept 4. Understanding ClaimsClaimsClaim AcceptabilityConcept 5. Building EvidenceData Versus EvidenceData QualityData RelevanceQualifying the ClaimConcept 6. Warrants-Logically Connecting the Evidence to the ClaimConcept 7. Multiple Claims ArgumentsTipsSummaryChecklistChapter 4: Step 4. Survey the LiteratureKey VocabularyTask 1. Assemble the Collected DataActivity 1. Cataloging the DataTask 2. Organize the InformationActivity 1. Arranging Information to Build EvidenceActivity 2. Organizing the Information and Building ClaimsTask 3. Analyze the Patterns of the DataComplex ReasoningComparative ReasoningBuilding the Discovery Argument: An ExampleActivity 1. Mapping the Argument of DiscoveryActivity 2. Analyzing the ArgumentTipsSummaryChecklistChapter 5: Step 5. Critique the LiteratureKey VocabularyConcept 1. Implicative ReasoningConcept 2. The Two ArgumentsConcept 3. Argument PatternsConcept 4. BackingConcept 5. FallaciesConcept 6. The Case Is EverythingTipsSummaryChecklistChapter 6: Step 6. Write the ReviewKey VocabularyThe Writing Process: OverviewTask 1. Write to UnderstandActivity 1. Reviewing Notes and MemorandaActivity 2. Exploratory WritingActivity 3. OutliningActivity 4. Preliminary DraftingTask 2. Write to Be UnderstoodActivity 1. Writing the First DraftActivity 2. Working With the Second and Third DraftsActivity 3. Completing the Final DraftStyle ManualsTips on WritingLast WordsGlossaryReferences and Further ReadingIndex
