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6 years ago in Review Paper By Sonam Choephel

Tips to craft review chapter

How do I synthesise the literature prior to writing the review? Also please provide me tips to write the review chapter.

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By Pragya Answered 6 years ago

Sonam to synthesise the literature, follow the below steps
1.Reorganise the notes according to the path of your argument
2.Note the differences among studies within each topic heading
3.Look for gaps or areas needing more research
4.Describe relevant theories
5.Determine how individual studies relate to your’s
6.Summarize periodically
7.Present conclusions and implications
8.Suggest specific directions for your research

By Maneesh Upadhya Answered 6 years ago

Pragya, you have missed out ‘create a topic outline that traces the argument’ step. Name, here you to first explain your line or argument followed by narrative that explains and justifies your line of argument. This is the third step, followed by looking for research gaps, describing relevant theories etc.

By Keerthi Gupta Answered 6 years ago

Sonam to write a literature review chapter,
Identify the research problem area
Early in the review, indicate why the topic being reviewed is important
Distinguish between research findings and sources of information
Indicate why specific studies are important
Discuss other literature reviews on the topic same as yours
Avoid nonspecific references
Cite the previous research results separately (if relevant)

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