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Review of The Literature

Review of The Literature. 任維廉 William. 出處. Creswell, J. W., Research design: Qualitative and quantitative approaches, 3rd ed., 2009, Sage Publications. Outline. The research topic The literature review 2.1 The use of the literature 2.2 Design Techniques 2.3 The definition of terms

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Review of The Literature

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  1. Review of The Literature 任維廉 William

  2. 出處 • Creswell, J. W., Research design: Qualitative and quantitative approaches, 3rd ed., 2009, Sage Publications.

  3. Outline • The research topic • The literature review 2.1 The use of the literature 2.2 Design Techniques 2.3 The definition of terms 2.4 A quantitative or mixed methods literature review • Summary

  4. 1. The Research Topic • The topic is the subject or subject matter of proposed study. • Draft a brief title to the study • Try to complete this sentence: ”My study is about…” • Creating title • Be brief and avoid wasting words (a study of) • Make sure it includes the topic of the study • Pose the topic as a brief question • Working title, revision: Researcher, adviser, committee member. Plain Chinese, plain English. Double title.

  5. 1. The Research Topic • Whether the topic can and should be researched? • Can • If researcher have participants willing to serve in the study. • If investigators have resources to collect data and can analyze the information. • Should be • Whether anyone outside the researcher’s own immediate institution or area would be interested in the topic. • Researcher’s personal goal • Contribution: add anything new to the body of research.

  6. 2. The Literature Review • It shares with the reader the results of other studies. • It provides a framework for establishing the importance of the study as well as a benchmark for comparing the results with other findings. • Should be brief and summarize the major literature on the research problem.

  7. 2.1 The Use of The Literature • Qualitative research • The literature is a manner consistent with the assumption of learning from the participant. • Need to be answered from the researcher’s standpoint. • Quantitativeresearch • Provides direction for questions or hypotheses. • Introduce a problem or to describe the existing literature. • Compare finding. • Mixed methods study • Sequential • Concurrent *End (Inductive) vs. Beginning (deductive).

  8. 2.2 Design Techniques-Steps in conducting a literature review • Identify key words. (thesaurus, control words) • Search the databases. • Try to find about 50 reports of research or books related to your topic. • Skim and duplicate those that central your topic. • Identify useful literature. (literature map) • Draft summaries of the most relevant articles. • Assemble the literature review *PQRST

  9. 2.2 Design Techniques-Search computerized databases • ERIC, DAI, NTIS • Google scholar, wiki • Commercial database • ProQuest • Sociological abstracts • Social sciences citation index (SSCI) *交大學術集成 (SCHOLAR@NCTU)

  10. 2.2 Design Techniques-A priority for selecting literature material • Journal article • Easiest to locate and duplicate • Dissertation • Quality • Difficult to read • Web • Easy to access • Quality • Online journals *Books

  11. 2.2 Design Techniques-A literature map of the research • Organize the literature • Build a visual picture of existing research • Way to organize the literature map

  12. 2.2 Design Techniques-A literature map of the research: topic, integrate, extend.

  13. 2.2 Design Techniques-Abstracting studies • Mention the problem being addressed. • State the central purpose or focus of the study. • Briefly state information. • Review key results that relate to the proposed study. • *IMRD

  14. 2.2 Design Techniques-Style manuals • Provide guidelines for creating a scholarly style of a manuscript. • In-text references • End-of-text references • Headings • Footnotes • Tables and figures *format consistent.

  15. 2.3 The Definition of Terms • If there is any likelihood that readers don’t know the meaning. • When it first appears in the proposal. • Do not define the terms in everyday language. • Qualitative studies • Do not include the separate section • Quantitative studies • In the separate section • Mixed methods studies *”胃氣”,organ vs. subsystem.

  16. 2.4 A Quantitative or Mixed Methods Literature Review • The literature be composed of 5 components • Introduction • independent variable • dependent variable • relates the independent variable to the depend variable • Summary *fill gap: more mediate / moderate variables.

  17. 3. Summary • Identify your topic • Qualitative research • Literature helps substantiate the problem. • At the end of study. • Quantitative research • Not only helps substantiate the problem, but also suggests possible questions that needs to be addressed. • Separate section • Mixedmethods research • Steps in conducting a literature review • Define the key terms

  18. Thanksfor listening Q&A

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