SOAD_9206_LECTURE_3_FLO.ppt

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SOAD9206

Social Work Research in Practice

SettingsLecture 3: Literature Reviews

Sste!atic Reviews


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What is a literature review"#

A literature review is the e$$ective evaluation o$ selecte%%ocu!ents on a research to&ic' A review !a $or! anessential &art o$ the research &rocess (LR) or !aconstitute a research &ro*ect in itsel$ (SR)

# +n the conte,t o$ a research &ro&osal- the literature

review is a critical snthesis o$ &revious research' .heevaluation o$ the literature lea%s logicall to the research/uestion

# .he necessit o$ i!!ersing oursel$ in the literaturecannot 1e e!&hasie% strongl enough' Research 1uil%s

u&on the accu!ulate% e$$orts o$ all those la1ouring toe,&an% our knowle%ge (Rose 4999- &' 53)'


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Literature Review# LRs &ut the research into the conte,t o$ e,isting knowle%ge a1out the

to&ic (research- theor- &olic an% &ractice)# Provi%es a !a&7 or gui%e7 to the rea%er a1out the terrain7

# 8uestions to ask in writing the review: What research has 1een carrie% out which is relevant to our own research"

What were the !ain conclusions to 1e %rawn $ro! &revious research"

What were the !etho%s e!&loe% 1 &revious research"

+n which was (conclusions an% !etho%s) are &revious stu%ies si!ilar" +n which was (conclusions an% !etho%s) are &revious stu%ies %i$$erent"

Where are the ga&s in knowle%ge (Re$: enn- Weinstein ;


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A good literature review..

?'' is a critical snthesis an% evaluation o$ research?'' has a&&ro&riate richness?'' has clarit an% conciseness?'' clearl !a&s out the terrain an% !akes wa $or

argu!ent@ own stu%A poor literature review is..

?'' a list or 1i1liogra&h?'' onl %escri1es- is shallow an% not critical nor rich?'' is con$using- longwin%e% an%@or all over the&lace7


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Pur&ose o$ a literature review

+n the conte,t o$ our research &ro&osal- the literaturereview &rovi%es a 1ackgroun% to the stu% 1eing&ro&ose%'

So!e as&ect ou !a want to consi%er:# .heoretical 1ackgroun% &ast- &resent or $uture

# linical &ractice &revious or conte!&orar

# Betho%olog an%@or research !etho%s

# Previous $in%ings# Rationale an%@or relevance o$ the current stu%


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How to Review.he whole &rocess o$ reviewing inclu%es:

4'Searching $or literature (%i$$erent t&es- wi%esearch- 1e clear a1out what searching $or)

2'Sorting an% &rioritising the retrieve% literature

(so!e relevant- so!e not)

3'Organising the content (!a&s- kewor%s- &iles-su!!aries an% so on)

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Where to look

# Library catalogues te,t an% research

1ooks- *ournals- har% co&ies- e*ournals-

*ournals

# Must use aca%e!ic %ata1ases Eot *ust a1out googling7 @ using search engine

# Govt/ websites stats Social re!ds

# "#arity a!d $G% websites# Search &!gi!es use'ul websites


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Eote taking?to& ti&s $or 1us

stu%ents# Write all over the article i$ it7s use$ulF# Gee& a note1ook an% write ke &oints

# Prioritise rea%ing a1stract an% conclusions look through

re$erences

# On the $ront o$ the article su!!arise OELH the 1its relevant to

ou

# .hink a1out the links- ga&s: take ti!e to %o this

# Draw !a&s- %iagra!s etc using arrows an% s!1ols that !a&s

out our argu!ent@ thinking $or our assess!ent task


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Writing the review.he length o$ each section %e&en%s on whether ou are writing a

1rie$ literature review $or a !ore e!&irical research &ro*ect or as!ain source eg in &ractice settings'

# #e i!troductio!shoul% &rovi%e the rea%er with the scale an%structure o$ our review' +t serves as a kin% o$ !a&

# #e bodyo$ the review %e&en%s on how ou have organise%our ke &oints' Literature reviews shoul% 1e evaluative an% not!erel %escri&tive'


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# +!agine that ou wante% to con%uct a

LR on technolog an% &e%agog

(teaching an% learning)

# ow %o ou &rioritise our sources"


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4' Iournal article 2040 a1out the internet an%

universit stu%ents

2' 3 recent news&a&er articles warning a1out the

%angers o$ the internet $or oung &eo&le3' Iournal article 2009 a1out the internet an% higher

e%ucation stu%ents

5' Iournal article 4990 a1out vi%eos an% censorshi&

C' Iournal article 2004 a1out DJDs an% teaching6' Kook 2006 a1out technolog an% teaching

' M%ite% 1ook 496 a1out universit e%ucation


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Sste!atic Reviews

# Are si!ilar to literature reviews 1ut B>

!ore stringent

# Argua1l less o$ the ou7 in the &rocess

# Kase% on &ure sciences# onnecte% with evi%ence1ase% &ractice

(enn- Weinstein-


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Sste!atic Reviews

# +ncrease% interest in SR alongsi%e criti/ue o$literature reviews (Di,onWoo%s 2044)

# Are a !etho%olog M,&licit stu% &rotocol

A%%ress a $or!al- &res&eci$ie%- highl $ocuse% /uestion

De$ine the eligi1ilit criteria $or stu%ies to 1e inclu%e% in the review in

a%vance

Are e,&licit a1out the !etho%s use% $or searching $or stu%ies

Screen &u1lications $or inclusion

on%uct?assess?li!it the risk o$ 1ias

>se e,&licit !etho%s to co!1ine the $in%ings o$ stu%iesN (Di,onWoo%s 2044- &' 332)


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riti/ue o$ SR

# su&resse% $in%ings7 ol%acre www'1a%science'net seehtt&:@@www'1!*'co!@content@35=@1!*'g243"i*keCaQoHcBOM.i,G$;ket&ere$

# %raws $ro! the &ure sciences@

&ositivis! an% not alwas a&&ro&riate$or /ual research (a!!ersle 200C)

# Pro1le! in snthesis@ 1ias


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