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9781412909044

Conducting Research Literature Reviews : From the Internet to Paper

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  • ISBN13:

    9781412909044

  • ISBN10:

    141290904X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-11-17
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
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Summary

Conducting Research Literature Reviews, Second Edition shows readers how to identify, interpret, and analyze published and unpublished research literature. Through the use of checklists, case examples, and exercises, author Arlene Fink unravels the intricacies of literature reviews. The text also discusses the use of Boolean operators for simple and advanced searches and shows readers how to use bibliographic software to organize literature reviews and search 'œThe Virtual File Cabinet.' It also describes how to synthesize the literature as a stand-alone report or as a component of a paper or proposal.

Table of Contents

Preface
Reviewing the Literature
Why? For Whom? How?
A Reader's Guide
Purpose of This Chapter
What is a Research Literature Review? Why Do One?
Gaining Control
Experiments and Observations
Choosing an Online Bibliographic Database
Systematic, Explicit, Comprehensive, and Reproducible
Four Key Words
Changing the Course of the Search
Supplementing the Online Search
Organizing the Research Literature
Building a Virtual Filing Cabinet
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
Online Literature Reviews
General References
Notes
Searching and Screening
The Practical Screen and Methodological Quality (Part 1: Research Design and Sampling)
A Reader's GuidePurpose of This Chapter
Search Screen 1
Practical ScreenSearch Screen 2
Methodological Quality Screening Criteria--Part 1
Research Design and Sampling
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
General References
Searching and Screening
Methodological Quality (Part 2: Data Collection, Interventions, Analysis, Results, and Conclusions)
A Reader's Guide
Purpose of This Chapter
Data Collection and Data Sources
Methods and Measures
Interventions and Programs
Reviewing the Research Literature to Find Out What Works
Information Analysis
Statistical Methods in the Research Literature
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
General References
Doing the Review
A Reader's Guide
Purpose of This Chapter
Types of Information
Methods and Content
Eligibility and Actuality
Reliable and Valid Reviews
Uniform Data Collection
The Literature Review Survey Questionnaire
Uniform Data Collection
Definitions and More
Pilot Testing the Review Process
Establishing Validity
Monitoring Quality
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
What Did You Find? Synthesizing Results
Purpose of This Chapter
Now That You Have Done It, What Do You Do With It?
Descriptive Syntheses or Reviews
Meta-Analysis
Meta-Analyses in Practice
ExamplesDescriptive Review Versus Meta-AnalysisSummary of Key PointsExercises
Notes
General References
Index
About the Author
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