TY - BOOK AU - Efron,Sara Efrat AU - Ravid,Ruth TI - Writing the Literature Review: a practical guide SN - 9781462536894 AV - LB2369 .E27 2019 U1 - 808.02 23 PY - 2019/// CY - New York PB - The Guilford Press KW - Academic writing KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Authorship KW - Report writing KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Literature review N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal. Each step of searching for, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing prior studies is clearly explained and accompanied by user friendly suggestions, organizational tips, vignettes and examples of student work. Also featured are excerpts from peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods articles. This is the first book to focus on crafting different types of reviews (systematic, traditional-narrative, or hermeneutic--phenomenological) that reflect the writer's research question, methodological choices, and approaches to knowledge. It describes what all reviews have in common and highlights distinct characteristics of each type. The book includes dos and don'ts for evaluating studies and constructing an argument, and software suggestions for locating, organizing, and arranging sources"-- ER -