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The ultimate guide to the what , how and why of literature reviewing, the second edition of the classic text shows how the literature review will unlock the full potential of one's research with:
- A thorough exploration of the literature review process from start to finish
- Two brand new chapters explaining the different types of review and evidence and evaluation
- Extended examples that show you how to apply key techniques and procedures
- A new core skills framework to help you turn your research experience into employability
- A critical thinking focus that will help you construct convincing arguments and improve your research decisions
In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, the Second Edition of Chris Hart's landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated, robust literature reviews of the very highest standard.
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List of contents
The research imagination
The purpose of literature reviewing
Classifying and reading research to review
Different types of literature review
Argumentation analysis
Evidence, evaluation and critical realism
Understanding and analysing the ways ideas are organised
Mapping and analysing ideas
Writing the review
About the author
Chris Hart is an independent author, researcher and content writer based in the UK. He has taught at UK universities, directed international commercially funded research projects, designed and written online interactive tutorials and organised many international conferences.
Summary
In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, the Second Edition of Chris Hart's landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated, robust literature reviews of the very highest standard.
Report
"The literature review is no longer a brief preliminary to the real business of doing social research. There is no topic which has not been studied previously in some form and by some means. Research synthesis and secondary analysis have moved to the core of social inquiry. Hart s text provides clear and authoritative guidance on how to anchor a study." Raymond Pawson
