Melisa C. Galvan, Jose L. Galvan

Writing Literature Reviews (eBook, PDF)

A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences provides students with practical guidelines for the complex process of writing literature reviews for course projects, theses or dissertations, and research manuscripts for publication.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040144732
• Artikelnr.: 72286530

Autorenporträt

Melisa C. Galvan (Ph.D., 2013, UC Berkeley) is co-author of Proposing Empirical Research: A Guide to the Fundamentals (Routledge, 2020) and Writing Empirical Research Reports: A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Routledge, 2023). Dr. Galvan is Professor at California State University, Northridge, USA.

Jose L. Galvan (Ph.D., 1980, UT Austin) is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles. His academic career spanned 39 years, including appointments at UCLA; Teachers College, Columbia University; California State University, Los Angeles; and San Francisco State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Managing the Literature Search
1. Writing Reviews of Academic Literature: An Overview
2. Learn to Navigate the Electronic Resources in Your University's Library
3. Selecting a Topic for Your Review 4. Organizing Yourself to Begin the Selection of Relevant Titles
Part II: Analyzing the Relevant Literature
5. Conduct a Deep Analysis of the Articles
6. Analyzing Quantitative Research Literature
7. Analyzing Qualitative Research Literature
8. Organizing Your Notes by Grouping the Results of Your Analysis
Part III: Writing the First Draft of Your Literature Review
9. Synthesizing Trends and Patterns: Preparing to Write
10. Guidelines for Writing a First Draft
11. Guidelines for Developing a Coherent Essay
Part IV: Editing and Preparing the Final Draft of Your Review
12. Guidelines for Editing Your Review and Incorporating Feedback
13. Preparing a Reference List
Appendix A: Comprehensive Self-editing Checklist for Refining the Final Draft
Appendix B: Sample Literature Reviews