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Table of Contents:

• Writing reviews of academic literature: an overview
• Considerations in writing reviews for specific purposes
• Selecting a topic and identifying literature for review
• General guidelines for analyzing literature
• Analyzing literature from the viewpoint of a researcher
• Synthesizing literature prior to writing a review
• Guidelines for writing a first draft
• Guidelines for developing a coherent essay
• Guidelines on style, mechanics, and language usage
• Incorporating feedback and refining the first draft
• Comprehensive self-editing checklist for refining the final draft
• Supplementary readings: sample literature reviews for discussion and evaluation
• Review A: The role of physical exercise in alcoholism treatment and recovery
• Review B: Individual differences in student cheating
• Review C: Knowledge, interest, and narrative writing
• Review D: Perfectionism and Ethnicity: implications for depressive symptoms and self-reported academic achievement
• Appedix A: A closer look at locating literature electronically
• Appedix B: Sample ERIC search.

Author/Creator:

Galvan, Jose L.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Writing literature reviews: a guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences [by Galvan, J.L.]

Subjects:

Social sciences — Research

Social sciences — Research — Evaluation

Psychology — Research

Psychology — Research — Evaluation

Social sciences — Authorship

Psychology — Authorship

Book reviewing

Scholarly periodicals

Social sciences

Psychology

Evaluation

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

xii, 124 pages ; 28 cm

Call Numbers:

H61.8 .G3 2004

ISBNs:

1884585507

OCLC Numbers:

53343652