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Purpose Discover methods & instruments. Establish a historical context for your study. Establish importance to field. Identify gaps that your study fills.
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Literature Reviews
Organizing for your Thesis Proposal
Quantitative & Qualitative
Both use literature reviews.Qualitative de-emphasize statistical
values. Combining mathematical data from
various studies becomes a “meta-analysis” or “meta-analytic review.”
Purpose
Discover methods & instruments.Establish a historical context for your
study.Establish importance to field.Identify gaps that your study fills.
When writing your review
Discuss the importance of topic to the field in the introduction.
Importance of topic should be related to your study.
Emphasize findings of previous studies, not just methodologies an variables.
Keep Focused
Point out trends and themes found.Point out gaps in the literature (that
relates to your study).Clarify how your study differs from
previous research.Don’t go into great detail on the research
being cited.
Focus (cont.)
Use peripheral research when there is no literature which relates directly to your research topic.
Look beyond Art Education for relevant research. Education Pshycology History Science
Style & Form
Avoid first person (I, me, my, the researcher, etc.)
Use essay form not annotated list.Use quotations sparingly
Style & Form (cont.)
Opinion about projected outcomes should be avoided. This is about what you found This is not about what you think.
judgments about study methods in re. your study ok.