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  1. How to Write a Literature Review

    When you write a thesis, dissertation, or research paper, you will likely have to conduct a literature review to situate your research within existing knowledge. The literature review gives you a chance to: 1. De…

  2. What is a Literature Review?

    It provides an overview of current knowledge, allowing you to identify relevant theories, methods, and gaps in the existing research. There are five key steps to writing a …

  3. The structure of a literature review

    A literature review is there to show your understanding of a topic by identifying major debates and trends between authors and/or schools of thought, and establishing which …

  4. How to Write a Dissertation Literature Review

    From an academic standpoint, a dissertation literature review can be defined as a survey of the thesis, journal articles, books, and other academic resources on any given research title. This article provides …

  5. Structuring a Literature Review

    There are four general approaches to structuring a literature review, depending on the main relationship you are creating between the texts you are reviewing, and how they serve your research aims. Sequential …

  6. Writing an Effective Literature Review

    begin by clearing up some misconceptions about what a literature review is and what it is not. Then, I will break the process down into a series of simple steps, looking at examples along the …

  7. Writing the Dissertation

    Getting Started - Defines the literature review and presents a table to help you plan. Process - Explores choosing a topic, searching for sources and evaluating what you find. …