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Conducting Research Literature Reviews, Second Edition shows readers how to identify, interpret, and analyze published and unpublished research literature. Through the use of checklists, case examples, and exercises, author Arlene Fink unravels the intricacies of Selecting questions to maximize the efficiency of the review.
List of contents
Preface
1. Reviewing the Literature: Why? For Whom? How?
A Reader's Guide
Purpose of This Chapter
What is a Research Literature Review? Why Do One?
Gaining Control: Experiments and Observations
Choosing an Online Bibliographic Database
Systematic, Explicit, Comprehensive, and Reproducible: Four Key Words
Changing the Course of the Search
Supplementing the Online Search
Organizing the Research Literature: Building a Virtual Filing Cabinet
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
Online Literature Reviews
General References
Notes
2. Searching and Screening: The Practical Screen and Methodological Quality (Part 1: Research Design and Sampling)
A Reader's Guide
Purpose of This Chapter
Search Screen 1: Practical Screen
Search Screen 2: Methodological Quality Screening Criteria--Part 1: Research Design and Sampling
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
General References
3. Searching and Screening: Methodological Quality (Part 2: Data Collection, Interventions, Analysis, Results, and Conclusions)
A Reader's Guide
Purpose of This Chapter
Data Collection and Data Sources: Methods and Measures
Interventions and Programs: Reviewing the Research Literature to Find Out What Works
Information Analysis: Statistical Methods in the Research Literature
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
General References
4. Doing the Review
A Reader's Guide
Purpose of This Chapter
Types of Information: Methods and Content
Eligibility and Actuality
Reliable and Valid Reviews
Uniform Data Collection: The Literature Review Survey Questionnaire
Uniform Data Collection: Definitions and More
Pilot Testing the Review Process
Establishing Validity
Monitoring Quality
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
5. What Did You Find? Synthesizing Results
Purpose of This Chapter
Now That You Have Done It, What Do You Do With It?
Descriptive Syntheses or Reviews
Meta-Analysis
Meta-Analyses in Practice: Examples
Descriptive Review Versus Meta-Analysis
Summary of Key Points
Exercises
Notes
General References
Index
About the Author
Report
This is a great book for students, both for classroom use and to keep on their bookshelves once they graduate. Gail Spencer
