The literature review :

Ridley, Diana,

The literature review : a step-by-step guide for students / Diana Ridley. - Second edition. - viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - SAGE study skills. . - Sage study skills. .

Previous edition: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-210) and index.

Introduction -- The multiple purposes of a literature review -- Sources of information and conducting searches -- Reading and note-taking strategies -- Reference management: keeping records and organising information -- Structuring the literature review -- In-text citations -- Being critical -- Foregrounding writer voice -- The continuing process -- A systematic literature review.

This title is a concise, step-by-step guide to conducting a literature search and writing up the literature review chapter in a master dissertation or a professional doctorate thesis.

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Academic writing.
Report writing.
Research.
Research --Evaluation.

808.066378 / RI. L 2012