LITERATURE REVIEW
How to Write
4. Justify the Methodology
Include some background on the methodology you will be using.
3. Analyze
Note where researchers agree and disagree and relate it to your own study.
2. Write the Paragraphs
Write about the findings of others
1. Create an Outline
Ways to organize
By methodology.
Chronologically.
By topic
What mysteries remain.
Remember to relate each section back to your study
Avoid relying on direct quotes show that you understand
Sections should flow together
Discuss conflicting findings
Preparing to Write
4. Organize What You Find
Method to group your references
Manual system
Computer-based system
3. Consider Gaps in the Research
Where current knowledge ends and your study begins.
2. Immerse Yourself in the Literature
Which particular theories, studies, and lines of reasoning — got you there
1. Search Using Key Terms
Appropriate databases
Skimming the abstracts
Articles from peer-reviewed journals.
The longest chapter.
Spend time reading and getting lost in the literature.
The foundation for your study
40- to 60-page range
What has already been discovered
