The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students

By Vaughn F. Graham. 2008

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How to Write a Literature Review (2013, background): “Said a bit differently, “The literature review is where you identify the theories and previous research which have influenced your choice of research topic and the methodology you are choosing to adopt” (Ridley, 2008, p. 2).”
Visual Ageism in the Media (2018, background): “(2006) and a study by Ylänne (2015) on representations of ageing in the media as starting points, using key references to lead to other empirical studies (see Ridley 2012).”
On being ‘systematic’ in literature reviews in IS (2015, background): “Furthermore, the aim of literature reviews, as numerous works and guidelines on literature reviews explain, is not merely the ‘extraction of facts’ from a set of publications, but the development of understanding that will allow the formulation of insightful research questions that are thoroughly ar”
Qualitative Analysis Techniques for the Review of the Literature (2012, methodology): “…begin to capture the critical and interpretive aspects of conducting a comprehensive literature review (Combs et al., 2010; Dellinger & Leech, 2007; Fink, 2009; Garrard, 2009; Hart, 2005; Leech, Dellinger, Brannagan, & Tanaka, 2010; Machi & McEvoy, 2009; Onwuegbuzie et al., 2010; Ridley, 2008).”