This document outlines the key components and structure of a literature review chapter for a research paper. It should be divided into three main parts: 1) Related Literature, 2) Related Studies, and 3) Relationship of Previous Studies to the Present Study. The literature review serves to situate the research within the context of prior work and justify the research. It demonstrates knowledge of the field and ensures the research is not duplicative. The review of related studies critiques and synthesizes past studies and identifies gaps for the present study to address.
This document outlines the key components and structure of a literature review chapter for a research paper. It should be divided into three main parts: 1) Related Literature, 2) Related Studies, and 3) Relationship of Previous Studies to the Present Study. The literature review serves to situate the research within the context of prior work and justify the research. It demonstrates knowledge of the field and ensures the research is not duplicative. The review of related studies critiques and synthesizes past studies and identifies gaps for the present study to address.
This document outlines the key components and structure of a literature review chapter for a research paper. It should be divided into three main parts: 1) Related Literature, 2) Related Studies, and 3) Relationship of Previous Studies to the Present Study. The literature review serves to situate the research within the context of prior work and justify the research. It demonstrates knowledge of the field and ensures the research is not duplicative. The review of related studies critiques and synthesizes past studies and identifies gaps for the present study to address.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES GROUP 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Organization of this part is typically subject based. Underlying
the structure chosen is the importance of relating clearly and in logical order what has been done in the past concerning the problem that you are investigating. Suf ficient breadth and depth are needed to adequately convey the context within which your work is being conducted.
This chapter serves as to tie together two things: what others
have done and what you plan to do. The review is supposed to lead somewhere, namely to your own research and its justification. Refer to several past theses and researches to help you develop a writing style that provide some diversity. THE REVIEW IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS NAMELY
A. Related Literature (Foreign & Local),
B. Related Studies ( Foreign & Local), C. Relationship of the Previous Studies to the Present Study. A. RELATED LITERATURE
The related literatures are articles taken from books, journals,
magazines, novels, poetry and many others.
There are dif ferent ways to organize your literature review.
Make use of the subheadings to bring order and coherence to your review. For example, having established the importance of your research area and its current state of development, you may devote several subsections on related issues such as: theoretical models, measuring instruments, cross -cultural and gender dif ferences, etc. Keep in mind that you are like telling a story to an audience. Try to tell it in a stimulating and engaging manner. In other words, do not bore the reader, because it may lead to rejection of your worthy research or study. THE LITERATURE REVIEW SERVES SEVERAL IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS: 1. Convinces your reader that your research will make a significant and substantial contribution to the literature. 2. Demonstrates your knowledge of the research problem 3. Demonstrates your understanding of the theoretical and research issues related to your research question. 4. Ensures that you are not "reinventing the wheel ". THE LITERATURE REVIEW SERVES SEVERAL IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS: 5. Gives credit to those who have laid the groundwork for your research. 6. Indicates your ability to integrate and synthesize the existing literature 7. Provides new theoretical insights or develops a new model as the conceptual framework for your research. 8. Shows your ability to critically evaluate relevant literature information. THE LITERATURE REVIEW SERVES SEVERAL IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS: 9. Most students literature reviews suffer from the following problems: a. Being repetitive and verbose b. Citing irrelevant and trivial references c. Depending too much on secondary sources d. Failing to cite influential papers f. Failing to critically evaluate cited papers g. Failing to keep up with recent developments h. Lacking focus, unity and coherence i. Lacking organization and structure B. RELATED STUDIES
The related studies are taken from published
and unpublished theses/ dissertations or published research journals.
For each study reviewed in Chapter 2 you
should include sufficient information that your reader can evaluate the study and the validity of the findings and conclusions . B. RELATED STUDIES
The goal is to:
1. Critique previous studies and describe similarities and differences with the present study you are conducting. 2. Include trends/themes in the studies as well as gaps or controversy. 3. Report details sparingly and concentrates on synthesizing and critiquing the study. B. RELATED STUDIES
Though much of the material that you locate will not
find its way into your final draft of Chapter 2, your writing inevitably reflects the time and energy that you have spent in searching for related studies and in note taking. The time spent checking one more source, getting one more fact, learning about one more facet of your problem will increase your confidence, give you a firmer grasp of your topic and will be reflected in the quality and scholarship of your research paper. C. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES TO THE PRESENT STUDY. The relationship of the previous studies to the present study points out the similarities and differences of the reviewed studies to the present study in terms of the framework of the study, methodology, analysis, etc.
In this part, the researcher does not need to
stipulate anymore the year of publication or date in which the study has been conducted.
Define RRL 3. What Are The Basic Requirements For Doing The Review of Related Literature? 2. Why There Is A Need For The Researcher To Conduct The Review of Related Literature?