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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Unit 4 Literature Review Patten, Topic 14 Reasons for Reviewing Literature

PattenTopics14-18andAppendixC

Examine both Theory and Research Literature

Researchers often make suggestions for further research in the last section of their report

****  Could replicate a study

modify replication - 

  • new population
  • improved measurement technique
resolve existing conflict (mentioned in literature)

new research almost always has its origins in existing research

Additional Benefits of Literature Review
  1. identify measuring tools (successful / flawed / avoided)
  2. identify dead ends
  3. style and organization used by others
Well-crafted review shows
  • context within which the researcher was working
  • justify a study - literature establishes importance of topic
  • shows how research flows from previously published research















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