Conducting research literature reviews : from the Internet to paper / Arlene Fink

By:

Fink, Arlene

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: eng Publication details: Los Angeles : Sage, 2010.Description: 253 p.: ill.; 23 cmISBN:

9781412971898

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

001.42

LOC classification:

Q 180.55 F499c 2010

Contents:

Reviewing the literature : Why? For whom? How? -- Searching and screening : the practical screen and methodological quality (part 1 -- research design and sampling) -- Searching and screening : methodological quality (part 2 -- collection, interventions, analysis, results, and conclusions) -- Doing the review : a reader's guide chapter -- What did you find? Synthesizing results.

Summary: This book is intended for anyone who wants to research social, health, educational, and business issues. This new edition includes: flow diagrams to assist the reader in linking each step of the review to the contents of each chapter; new references and other online resources to help users learn more about literature reviews; links to online literature reviews and meta-analyses; guidance in choosing online public and private bibliographic databases for literature reviews; and, guidance about searching the web for research information. The text also discusses the use of Boolean operators for simple and advanced searches, tells readers how to use bibliographic software to organize literature reviews and search 'The Virtual File Cabinet', and describes how to synthesize the literature as a stand-alone report or as a component of a paper or proposal to justify the need for and significance of research, and/or to explain a study's findings.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	Q 180.55 F499c 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000146643

Reviewing the literature : Why? For whom? How? --
Searching and screening : the practical screen and methodological quality (part 1 --
research design and sampling) --
Searching and screening : methodological quality (part 2 --
collection, interventions, analysis, results, and conclusions) --
Doing the review : a reader's guide chapter --
What did you find? Synthesizing results.

This book is intended for anyone who wants to research social, health, educational, and business issues. This new edition includes: flow diagrams to assist the reader in linking each step of the review to the contents of each chapter; new references and other online resources to help users learn more about literature reviews; links to online literature reviews and meta-analyses; guidance in choosing online public and private bibliographic databases for literature reviews; and, guidance about searching the web for research information. The text also discusses the use of Boolean operators for simple and advanced searches, tells readers how to use bibliographic software to organize literature reviews and search 'The Virtual File Cabinet', and describes how to synthesize the literature as a stand-alone report or as a component of a paper or proposal to justify the need for and significance of research, and/or to explain a study's findings.

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