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Resources for Learning About and Writing Literature Reviews
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Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students /This is an open source textbook that guides graduate students through the basics of creating a literature review. Includes samples of various types of literature Reviews
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Writing Literature Reviews by This useful guide educates students in the preparation of literature reviews for term projects, theses, and dissertations. The authors provide numerous examples from published reviews that illustrate the guidelines discussed throughout the book. New to the seventh edition: Each chapter breaks down the larger holistic review of literature exercise into a series of smaller, manageable steps Practical instructions for navigating today's digital libraries Comprehensive discussions about digital tools, including bibliographic and plagiarism detection software Chapter activities that reflect the book's updated content New model literature reviews Online resources designed to help instructors plan and teach their courses (www.routledge.com/9780415315746).Call Number: Electronic bookISBN: 9781138294219Publication Date: 2017-04-05 -
The Literature Review by From daunting to doable in six steps The process of literature search and composing a formal literature review can be intimidating. But masters and doctoral candidates in Education and related fields have found academic argumentation to be seamlessly intuitive with the six-step process pioneered by this book. This updated third edition features a wealth of all-new content including: A flowchart that graphically illustrates Machi and McEvoy's process. Reflective Oversight boxes in each chapter, prompting readers to direct metacognitive activities. Links to online guides and resources. Expanded examples illustrating theoretical concepts.Call Number: LB1047.3 .M33 2016 Suzzallo StacksISBN: 9781506336244Publication Date: 2016-06-09
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Systematic Reviews in Educational Research: Methodology, Perspectives and Application
Open access resource edited by Olaf Zawacki-Richter, Michael Kerres, Svenja Bedenlier, Melissa Bond & Katja Buntins. Publisher: Springer
Finding Literature Reviews
In addition to using "literature review" as part of your search in the various Educational databases linked on the "Home" and "Find Articles" tabs to the left, you can find literature reviews in the following publications:
Note: The journals listed below are indexed in both ERIC and Education Source
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Review of Educational ResearchPublished by the American Educational Research Association, this journal includes critical, integrative reviews of research literature in education. Integrative reviews pull together the existing work on an educational topic and work to understand trends in that body of scholarship.
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Review of Research in EducationPublished by the American Educational Research Association, this journal provides an overview and descriptive analysis of selected topics of relevant research literature through critical and synthesizing essays.
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Oxford Bibliographies: EducationAnnotated selections of important articles & books on a range of topics in Education.
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Oxford Bibliographies: Childhood StudiesAnnotated selections of important articles & books on a range of topics about Childhood Studies
