3.
Literature Review
Mainly::Quantitative Research
Literature: Is a collection of all of the relevant written
sources on a topic . Either: Print & non print sources
Citation: Is the act of quoting a source & it should be paraphrased
content from a source
Literature Review: process of finding relevant study results.
Purpose:
[Link] and present a strong knowledge
Types of How to write Literature
2. When writing the Background we should:
Review:
• Describing the current knowledge of
practice problem.
• Identifying the gaps in knowledge
Major Literature Limited Literature
base.
When we write the literature review: When we write the literature review:
(before the study is conducted) (after the study is completed)
• Explaining how the study being
reported.
(at the beginning of the research (After 1 year or Longer since the
process) study began)
[Link] scope of the literature review must be
broad enough & narrow enough
Importance:
[Link] researchers reports may
[Link] what is known and unknown about a subject, concept, or
include citations to relevant sources in
problem.
all sections of the report.
[Link] the gaps
[Link] an appropriate research
design.
[Link] the need for replication of a study
Sources:
[Link] (all written sources relevant to the topic selected)
[Link] ( government agencies & professional organizations)
[Link]
[Link] ( Commonly APA style in nursing programs & Journals)
Alphabetical Numerical
Important !!
Types of Publications (Differentiates between them)
[Link]: is a paper about a specific topic
might be published on: journals (periodicals), Book, and …. whatever
[Link]: such as a journal published over time and is numbered
sequentially for the years
Usually it is: more than It contains: volume, issue, and page number
one publication. It might be :online or in print).
[Link]: such as a book on a specific subject
It may be: a record of conference.
Might be found as: a pamphlet
Usually it is: a one-time publication(online or print)
[Link]: is a compilation of information on alphabetized topics.
as Wikipedia : witch’s a an open, editable format, the
credibility of the information in it is variable.
So as a professional, Student in medical field or anyone doing research Don’t cite anything from encyclopedia ( Wikipedia)
Because it contains Invalid informations & opinions Why ??
[Link] Proceedings: selected & reviewed papers
published in: a conference of a major professional
organizations.
[Link]: a report of a research project completed by a
postgraduate student part of the requirements for a master’s
degree.
[Link]: a report research project that is completed as
the final requirement of a doctoral degree.
[Link] Journals: all periodicals ( all journals ) that include research and non
research articles about practice problems and professional issues.
[Link]: are source of information for academic courses
It contains: Best Researche ( because it has an
evidenced based practice)
[Link]: electronic access to articles and books and are easy access sources of information
It very common to use
Although, Not All Website Are Valid & appropriate for citation.
As the once end with (.com)
So, we shouldn’t use any websites ended by (.com)
Instead, we use websites that prepared and sponsored by governmental
agencies and professional organizations that considered appropriate
references to cite. As that end with (.org, .gov, .edu)
Content of Publications: (References cited in literature reviews)
Tow main types:
[Link] Literature [Link] Literature
( Theoretical Review) (Empirical Review)
Depends on practice
includes:
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(Practical things )
Quality of Sources: [Link]
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[Link] origin of the Source:
Primary Secondary
written by the person who summarizes, citation, or quotes
generated or is responsible content from primary source
for generating the published ( from other people)
ideas.
[Link] Reviewed: means that the author of research has submitted a manuscript to a journal editor who identified
scholars familiars with the topic to review the manuscript.
[Link] Studies: are those with direct bearing on the problem of concern.
Same Research exactly, but differ in
age, sitting, …etc.
[Link]/Recent Studies: are those published within 5 years
[Link]/Classical: Studies: the first studies on a particular topic.
First research of the research problems
[Link] Studies: are significant research projects
[Link] Studies: are reproductions or repetitions of a study that researchers conduct to determine whether the
findings of the original study could be found consistently in different settings with different subjects.
Determine whether the findings of the original study could be Disseminating or not.
We will find it in the Recommendation of the Research
Steps of a Literature Review Very very Important!!
( most Important Part )
[Link]:
[Link] the Purpose of [Link] Electronic
the Literature Database
( select the research & Most Common Data Base
depending on the research that we can select from
problem we write the
Important
purpose)
1. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
Literature (CINAHL) All Nursing
2. Google Scholar Many Disciplines
[Link]: 3. MEDLINE Healthcare Professional (Abstract)
4. PubMed Patient & Other Consumers
[Link] the selected databases
5. PsycARTICLES Published By APA
[Link] a table to document the results of your search & its ( Affiliated)
[Link] your search.
[Link] the abstracts to identify relevant articles.
[Link] full-text copies of relevant articles.
[Link] that information needed to cite the source is recorded.
[Link]:
[Link] the articles, focus on main points and highlight important contents or make notes.
[Link], analyze, and synthesize the literature.
after highlighting the main points, choose the place to write in
( introduction, significance, …etc.)
[Link] & Checking:
[Link] an outline to organize information from the review.
[Link] each section of the review.
[Link] the reference list.
[Link] the review and the reference list.
REVIEWING THE LITERATURE Recording Search Information
. [Link] of database
[Link] of search
3. Exact search terms and strategy used (Keyword)
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[Link] of articles found
Keyword