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Doing a Literature Review Releasing the Research Imagination
- Chris Hart - University of Chester, UK
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- A thorough exploration of the literature review process from start to finish
- Two brand new chapters explaining the different types of review and evidence and evaluation
- Extended examples that show you how to apply key techniques and procedures
- A new ‘core skills’ framework to help you turn your research experience into employability
- A critical thinking focus that will help you construct convincing arguments and improve your research decisions
In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, the Second Edition of Chris Hart's landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated, robust literature reviews of the very highest standard.
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"The literature review is no longer a brief preliminary to the real business of doing social research. There is no topic which has not been studied previously in some form and by some means. Research synthesis and secondary analysis have moved to the core of social inquiry. Hart’s text provides clear and authoritative guidance on how to anchor a study."
"Chris Hart has yet again written a brilliant ‘hands-on’ book offering a unique approach to combining theory, concepts and practical applications that push the reader’s critical and creative thought boundaries to reach new scholarly heights. No matter your discipline, this is a must-have book."
In the latter half of this 2nd edition, there is an introduction of techniques such as Rapid Evidence Assessment. In healthcare, in particular, the reader/researcher may use this technique to evaluate the application of policy into clinical practice. [...] This edition is a brilliant contribution to the researcher's toolkit. The author takes great care to build up the reader's understanding of literature review by providing easy to follow steps in the early chapters.
Hart has produced a resource that emphasises literature review as an ongoing multifaceted process rather than an end unto itself
It doesn’t take long to find out that this publication has had influence in the social sciences judging by its 3,157 citations according to Google scholar. I originally decided to read this book whilst planning to conduct a review on the subject of wellbeing. And more recently I found it useful when I wanted to design a list of criteria to judge the quality of a rapid review.? [...] I would also highly recommend it to those academically trained professionals who are looking for inspiration on how to synthesize literature differently and build an argument.
The book is clear and concise. It makes the literature review easier to approach for the students.
A good overall input on how to do a literature review, which is essential for all thesis students
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′This book can provide an excellent framework for bolstering what is often an experiential process - doing a literature review. It is best seen alongside the supervisor, as a guide, through the multidimensional sea of academic literature′ - British Educational Research Journal
Reviewing the literature for a research project can seem a daunting, even overwhelming task. New researchers, in particular, wonder: Where do I start? What do I do? How do I do it? This text offers students across the social sciences and humanities a practical and comprehensive guide to writing a literature review. Chris Hart offers invaluable advice on how to: search out existing knowledge on a topic; analyse arguments and ideas; map ideas, arguments and perspectives; produce a literature review; and construct a case for investigating a topic. Doing a Literature Review contains examples of how to cite references, structure a research proposal and present a Master′s thesis. It is published as a Set Book for The Open University Postgraduate Foundation Module (D820) The Challenge of the Social Sciences.
`I have been waiting for this book for five years. It sets out a number of important dimensions involved in the process of literature review and by clear signposting, diagrams, and examples will help the student to carry out her or his review more systematically. Learning how to carry out a literature review has always entailed the experiential. While this is a the best way of learning, it is only so providing that learning actually takes place during the experience (or by reflection afterwards). This book makes explicit those dimensions which could remain implicit or even missed by the student as they wade through all those books, papers, articles, and print-outs′ - Kevin Maguire, Nottingham Trent University
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Few books focus only on searching the literature, though Hart (2001) is an exception; most are guides to study skills or how to research, which put the literature search process in a broader context.
- Bell (2014) presents a chapter on finding and searching for literature. This includes a useful introduction to searches using the internet and ways to help limit or broaden your criteria. It is part of a guide to doing research. Bell, J. (2014) ‘Literature searching’, in Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First - Time Researchers in Education and Social Science (6th edn). Buckingham: Open University Press, pp. 87 ‒ 103.
- Blaxter et al. (2010) provide an excellent user-friendly guide on how to research; they include chapters on reading for research and writing up. Blaxter, L., Hughes, C. and Tight, M. (2010) How to Research (4th edn). Buckingham: Open University Press.
- Cornell University (2014) provides a useful guide to searching and evaluating information sources critically. Cornell University Library (2015) Library Research at Cornell: The Seven Steps . http://guides.library.cornell.edu/sevensteps
- Dolowitz et al. (2008) present a thorough guide to searching for information on the internet including advice on how to approach searching and different techniques to use within the search strategy. Dolowitz, D., Buckler, S. and Sweeney, F. (2008) Researching Online . Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Flowerdew and Martin (2005) provide a guide for human geographers doing research projects; they include a chapter by Flowerdew on finding previous work and a chapter by Clark illustrating the benefits and issues of using secondary data sources which also provides further information on how to use search engines to their best advantage. Flowerdew, R. and Martin, D. (eds) (2005) Methods in Human Geography: A Guide for Students Doing Research Projects (2nd edn). Harlow: Longman, pp. 48 – 56 .
- Hart (2001) provides a comprehensive guide for doing a literature search in the social sciences. Hart, C. (2001) Doing a Literature Search: A Comprehensive Guide for the Social Sciences . London: Sage.
- Ridley (2008) presents a step-by-step guide to writing a literature review. This book includes a chapter on doing a literature search and a chapter focusing on information management. Ridley, D. (2008) The Literature Review: Step-by-Step Guide for Students . London: Sage.
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Literature Review: A Definition
What is a literature review, then.
A literature review discusses and analyses published information in a particular subject area. Sometimes the information covers a certain time period.
A literature review is more than a summary of the sources, it has an organizational pattern that combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information. It might give a new interpretation of old material or combine new with old interpretations. Or it might trace the intellectual progression of the field, including major debates. And depending on the situation, the literature review may evaluate the sources and advise the reader on the most pertinent or relevant.
But how is a literature review different from an academic research paper?
While the main focus of an academic research paper is to support your own argument, the focus of a literature review is to summarize and synthesize the arguments and ideas of others. The academic research paper also covers a range of sources, but it is usually a select number of sources, because the emphasis is on the argument. Likewise, a literature review can also have an "argument," but it is not as important as covering a number of sources. In short, an academic research paper and a literature review contain some of the same elements. In fact, many academic research papers will contain a literature review section. What aspect of the study (either the argument or the sources) that is emphasized determines what type of document it is.
( "Literature Reviews" from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill )
Why do we write literature reviews?
Literature reviews provide you with a handy guide to a particular topic. If you have limited time to conduct research, literature reviews can give you an overview or act as a stepping stone.
For professionals, they are useful reports that keep them up to date with what is current in the field.
For scholars, the depth and breadth of the literature review emphasizes the credibility of the writer in his or her field. Literature reviews also provide a solid background for a research paper's investigation.
Comprehensive knowledge of the literature of the field is essential to most research papers.
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- Research Methods for Comprehensive Science Literature Reviews Author: Brown,Barry N. Journal: Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship Date: Spring2009 Issue: 57 Page: 1 more... less... Finding some information on most topics is easy. There are abundant sources of information readily available. However, completing a comprehensive literature review on a particular topic is often difficult, laborious, and time intensive; the project requires organization, persistence, and an understanding of the scholarly communication and publishing process. This paper briefly outlines methods of conducting a comprehensive literature review for science topics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR];
- Research: Considerations in Writing a Literature Review Authors: Black,K. Journal: The New Social Worker Date: 01/01; 2007 Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Page: 12 more... less... Literature reviews are ubiquitous in academic journals, scholarly reports, and social work education. Conducting and writing a good literature review is both personally and professionally satisfying. (Journal abstract).
- How to do (or not to do) A Critical Literature Review Authors: Jesson,Jill; Lacey,Fiona Journal: Pharmacy Education Pub Date: 2006 Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Pages:139 - 148 more... less... More and more students are required to perform a critical literature review as part of their undergraduate or postgraduate studies. Whilst most of the latest research methods textbooks advise how to do a literature search, very few cover the literature review. This paper covers two types of review: a critical literature review and a systematic review. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Conducting a Literature Review Authors: Rowley,Jennifer; Slack,Frances Journal: Management Research News Pub Date: 2004 Volume: 27 Issue: 6 Pages:31-39 more... less... Abstract: This article offers support and guidance for students undertaking a literature review as part of their dissertation during an undergraduate or Masters course. A literature review is a summary of a subject field that supports the identification of specific research questions. A literature review needs to draw on and evaluate a range of different types of sources including academic and professional journal articles, books, and web-based resources. The literature search helps in the identification and location of relevant documents and other sources. Search engines can be used to search web resources and bibliographic databases. Conceptual frameworks can be a useful tool in developing an understanding of a subject area. Creating the literature review involves the stages of: scanning, making notes, structuring the literature review, writing the literature review, and building a bibliography.
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In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, the Second Edition of Chris Hart's landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding...
Hart, C. (2001) Doing a literature search: a comprehensive guide for . the social sciences. London: Sage. ... A literature review is an evaluation of existing research works on a specific academic ...
In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, the Second Edition of Chris Hart's landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated, robust literature reviews of the very highest standard.
literature review by addressing first, what a literature review actually is and its purpose. ... (Hart, 2001, p. 2). It is a way to understand and know how others have approached
Doing a literature review. C. Hart. Published 1 March 1999. Business. not for inclusion) The first stage of most research projects is to undertake a review of the literature to determine what research has already been conducted in this area. This review helps the researcher to hone their own research questions and to determine how they plan to ...
A literature review is an objective, thorough summary and ... Dublin Accepted for publication: November 2007 research literature on the topic being studied (Hart, 1998). Its goal is to bring the reader up-to-date with current hterature on a topic and form the basis for another goal, such ... and selection strategy (Carnwell and Daly, 2001 ...
Chris Hart Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination Paperback - 12 Dec. 1998 by Christopher Hart (Author) 125 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover £126.55 1 New from £126.55 Paperback £34.64 25 Used from £0.10 6 New from £29.68 There is a newer edition of this item:
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C. Hart. Published 25 June 2001. Education. From the Publisher: Doing a Literature Search provides a practical and comprehensive guide to searching the literature on any topic within the social sciences. The book will enable the reader to search the literature effectively, identifying useful books, articles, statistics and many other sources of ...
(Hart, 2001, p. 13). So, a literature review is a narrative account of information that is already currently available, accessible and published, which may be written from a number of differing paradigms or perspectives, depending on the standpoint of the writer.. What you add is an effective, analytical, original
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Hart, C. (2001) Doing a Literature Search: A Comprehensive Guide for the Social Sciences. London: Sage. Ridley (2008) presents a step-by-step guide to writing a literature review. This book includes a chapter on doing a literature search and a chapter focusing on information management.
(Hyland & Diani, 2009). Literature review is "a defining feature of nearly all academic and research writing" (Feak & Swales, 2009), whose communicative purpose is to convince the reader of the worth of the writer's study (Bunton, 2002). A large number of previous studies on literature reviews (e.g., Hart, 1998; Boote & Beile's,
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"This text offers students across the social sciences and humanities a practical and comprehensive guide to writing a literature review. Chris Hart offers invaluable advice on how to: search out existing knowledge on a topic; analyze arguments and ideas; map ideas, arguments and perspectives; produce a literature review; and construct a case for investigating a topic.The book contains examples ...
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