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Presentation on conducting literature reviews from Social Work Research Skills Workbook by Corcoran and Secret, VCU School of Social Work, Research on Clinical Social Work Practice.
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Literature ReviewJacqueline Corcoran, Ph.D.Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySchool of Social WorkFrom: Social Work Research Skills Workbook, Corcoran and Secret
Literature Review•make extensive references to the existing theory and research that have influenced your choice of topic, a problem to be researched, and the methodology you will adopt for your study•position your own research in relation to the existing research•demonstrate to the reader that a gap exists in the published material and that your study attempts to fill it.
Reasons to do a lit search To learn more about your topic area To discover whether a study is worth
doing To get ideas for how to do your study. To build a justification for your study.
Steps of the Literature Review1) the literature search
2) reading the literature3) Writing4) References
The literature search: guidelines
Be recentBe comprehensiveRely on primary sourcesRely on academic literature
The literature search: process
Formulating Key TermsUsing Library Databases
Application of Key Terms to Databases
Reading the literature Types of Articles
Reviews Conceptual articles/case studies Research
Quantitative Qualitative
Putting what you read into an organizing framework See text, Ridley
Research Summaries
Writing the review• Outlining and
headings/subheadings• Integration and synthesis of the
literature• Micro Issues and Technicalities
paraphrasing other people’s ideas
using paragraphs transitioning effectively
Referencing
APA style