Week 3 - Learning From Others and Review From Literatures - Part 1
Week 3 - Learning From Others and Review From Literatures - Part 1
Week 3 - Learning From Others and Review From Literatures - Part 1
• In certain cases, the 2nd chapter is intentionally done FIRST, before the
Introductory Chapter. This is due to the necessity of having prior
readings and solid basis before asserting that a research problem is
somewhat existent.
|why do a review of the
literature?|
• To ensure that the research-to-be is not a replication
• To demonstrate that the topic has been sufficiently answered by
recent and earlier studies.
• To ensure that one may not have missed any significant material for
the study
• To explain the theoretical background of the study
• To let the researchers demonstrate their ability to be critical of the
literatures available for the subject area.
The following can be a source for the said chapter:
• INTEGRATIVE
- This review synthesizes findings from different approaches (Whittemore &
Knafl, 2005) Facilitates for the integration of qualitative and quantitative
methods.
|Kinds of Literature Review|
• SYNTACTIC
- Synthesizes high quality empirical information to answer a given question,
aims to minimize “bias and ensure transparency”
• SCOPING
- Involves a broad research question that explores current evidence base
(Armstrong, Hall, Doyle & Waters, 2011) . It can help areas that are
appropriate for a systematic review.
|C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S|
• Materials must be recent as possible.
• Materials should be objective and unbiased as possible.
• Must be relevant to the study
• Must not too few, nor too many, researchers discretion is advised,
but consider the availability of existing materials.
|TYPES OF SOURCES|
•PRIMARY SOURCES
• Publications in which researchers report the results of their
studies. Findings are communicated directly from author to
the readers. Common types include monthly research
journals and historical documents. This also include
interviews and testimonies.
|TYPES OF SOURCES|
•SECONDARY SOURCES
• Publications in which authors describe the work of others
(Franenkel &Wallen, 2008). Examples are reference books
found in the library, which contains numerous information
cited from other works.
|SOURCING THE WWW|