How to Do Your Literature Review

Informationen zum Autor Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review . He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press. Klappentext A step-by-step, clear introduction to doing a literature review for beginners (at UG or PG level); written by a world-class textbook author. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Starting Chapter 2: Scanning, skimming, saving and storing Chapter 3: Sources, quality and criticality Chapter 4: Scoping Chapter 5: Searching, screening and selecting Chapter 6: Structuring a narrative review Chapter 7: Systematizing Chapter 8: Strategising: comparing systematic, realist and narrative reviews Chapter 9: Synthesising: storyline and theory Chapter 10: Synthesizing and analysing Chapter 11: Scribing, concluding and stopping

Product details

• Authors: Gary Thomas
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.01.2025
• EAN: 9781529673043
• ISBN: 978-1-5296-7304-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology, Study & learning skills: general, Study and learning skills: general, Research methods: general, Textbook, coursework