GOALS OF A LITERATURE REVIEW
The goals of review are:
1. To demonstrate a familiarity with a body of knowledge and
establish credibility. A review tells the reader that the researcher knows the
research in an area and knows the major issues. A good review increases a
reader’s confidence in the researcher’s professional competence, ability, and
background.
2. To know the path of prior research and how a current research
project is linked to it. A review outlines the direction, ability, and
background of research on a question and shows the development of knowledge. A
good review places a research project in a context and demonstrates its
relevance by making connections to a body of knowledge.
3. To integrate and summarize what is known in an area. A review
pulls together and synthesizes different results. A good review points out
areas where prior studies agree, where they disagree, and where major questions
remain. It collects what is known to a point in time and indicates the
direction for future research. No reinventing the wheel. No wastage of effort.
4. To learn from others and stimulate new ideas. A review tells
what others have found so that a researcher can benefit from the efforts of
others. A good review identifies blind alleys and suggests hypotheses for
replication. It divulges procedures, techniques, and research designs worth
copying so that a researcher can better focus hypotheses and gain new insights.
5. Identification of variables. Important variables that are
likely to influence the problem situation are not left out of the study.
6. Helps in developing theoretical framework.
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