Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination (Published in association with The Open University)
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Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination (Published in association with The Open University)
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?
Doing a Literature Review can help. This accessible text offers advice on how to:
{ search out existing knowledge on a topic;
{ analyze arguments and ideas;
{ map ideas, arguments and perspectives;
{ produce a literature review;
{ construct a case for investigating a topic.
Doing a Literature Review is a practical and comprehensive guide to researching, preparing and writing a literature review, an essential component of research projects. It is an essential tool for postgraduate students but also for undergraduate and novice researchers across the social sciences and humanities.
Doing a Literature Review is a set book for The Open University Postgraduate Foundation Module (D820) The Challenge of the Social Sciences.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
not for the beginners:
I bought this book because it was in the medical school bookshop, and I was looking for something about literature review. However, this book is written for people in the social sciences. It has a limited value for someone in clinical research.
There are however some good things, it opens the mind to a different aspect in writing reviews. I am sure I have gained some knowledge from it but it was time consuming. It is well written and has examples.
It will not tremendously help people in... more info
A good guide on how to analyze ideas and synthesize new ones:
Hart's material will benefit anyone who needs to develop and demonstrate their expertise on a topic. He describes how the review contributes to the defense of a research topic and its findings, at the master's and doctoral levels. He presents examples of what thesis and dissertation boards look for in research proposals and papers. The book describes techniques to extract clues about theories and methods a researcher used. Hart provides excellent guidance on how to analyze the literature on a topic,... more info
Too little for the price:
Foudn the text minimally helpful. Not full of insight but just common sense.
Cost is too high for the return.
Great Resource for the Dissertation:
I found this book to be a great resource as I am doing research for my dissertation. It has helped me to look at the lit review in a new light and has given me several ideas of others avenues to search.
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