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DISSERTATION WRITING: THE LITERATURE REVIEW

DISSERTATION WRITING: THE LITERATURE REVIEW. Literature Review: What is it? What is the Purpose?. An overview of the topic under consideration. Keeps professionals up to date. Provides credibility to work.

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DISSERTATION WRITING: THE LITERATURE REVIEW

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  1. DISSERTATION WRITING: THE LITERATURE REVIEW

  2. Literature Review: What is it? What is the Purpose? • An overview of the topic under consideration. • Keeps professionals up to date. • Provides credibility to work. • Usefulness to you: so you are not spending time on something someone has already done.

  3. Beginning your Review • Tell how this topic been treated before. • Explain how your approach differs from earlier ones.

  4. Literature Review-Evaluating the Sources • What are the author's credentials? • Are the author's arguments supported by evidence? • Is the author's perspective even-handed or prejudicial? • Which of the author's arguments are most or least convincing? • Does the work ultimately contribute in any significant way to an understanding of the subject?

  5. Sources of Information for Literature Reviews: Educational Leadership • Bibliographies- search Worldcat. • Bibliography Section of Books. • Education articles- ERIC. • Review Articles- in ERIC, use term “literature reviews”. • Dissertations Abstracts-authorization 100121039 password “torch”. • Dissertations & Theses @ Roosevelt University. • Purchase dissertations through the University of Michigan: http://disexpress.umi.com/ • LibGuide: Education: Dissertation Support  

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