Showing you how to take a structured and organized approach to a wide range of literature review types, this book helps you to choose which approach is right for your research. Packed with constructive tools, examples, case studies and hands-on exercises, the book covers the full range of literature review techniques. New to This Edition: Full re-organization takes you step-by-step through the process from beginning to end New chapter showing you how to choose the right method for your project Practical guidance on integrating qualitative and quantitative data New coverage of rapid reviews Comprehensive inclusion of literature review tools, including concept analysis, scoping and mapping With an emphasis on the practical skills, this guide is essential for any student or researcher needing to get from first steps to a successful literature review.
This timely, engaging book provides an overview of the nature, logic, diversity and process of undertaking systematic reviews as part of evidence informed decision making.
... G.E., Newcomb, T.M. and Hartley, E.L. (eds), Readings in Social Psychology, New York: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston. ... Ogilvie, D., Egan, M., Hamilton, V. and Pettigrew, M. (2005) Systematic reviews of health effects of social ...
This is a step-by-step guide to doing a literature review in nursing, or related healthcare professions, that takes you through every step of the process from start to finish.
This new edition of the best-selling book offers graduate students in education and the social sciences a road map to developing and writing an effective literature review for a research project, thesis, or dissertation.
Constant comparison analysis was developed by Glaser and Strauss (Glaser, 1965, 1978, 1992; Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Strauss, 1987) as a core element for the grounded theory design (Glaser & Strauss, 1967). Strauss and Corbin (1998) ...
The systematic review is a rigorous method of collating and synthesizing evidence from multiple studies, producing a whole greater than the sum of parts.
Guideline 12: If the Results of Previous Studies Are Inconsistent or Widely Varying, Cite Them Separately
Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration. ... Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis, Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods. ... Systematic Reviews to Answer Health Care Questions.
The Fifth Edition of Harris Cooper′s bestselling text offers practical advice on how to conduct a synthesis of research in the social, behavioral, and health sciences.
Meta-Ethnography is well worth consulting for the problem definition it offers." --The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "This book had to be written and I am pleased it was.