Systematic approaches to a successful literature review. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Booth, Andrew, 1961-; Sutton, Anthea; Clowes, Mark; Martyn-St James, Marrissa
• Other Names: Booth, Andrew, 1961-
• Contents: Chapter 1: Meeting the Review Family: An Overview; What is a Literature Review?; When do I do a literature review?; Meet the review family; Why not a literature review?; What is not a literature review?; How do I prepare to do a literature review?; Chapter 2: Getting Started on your Literature Review; Why is the literature review so important?; Where do I start?; Why review the literature?; A brief history of research synthesis; What is the place of theory in literature review?; Introducing the SALSA framework; Systematic approaches; How do I plan and conduct my literature review?; Managing your literature review; Updates to existing reviews; Converting your review to a different format; Chapter 3: Choosing your review methods; Our “Survival Kit” of review options; Review Choice Scenarios; Chapter 4: Defining your scope; Introduction: Why is defining your scope important?; Further defining your scope; Toolbox - Defining your Scope; Defining your scope: challenges and pitfalls; The review protocol; Chapter 5: Searching the literature; Who should conduct the literature search?; Aims and purpose of literature searching; How to prepare for your review (the scoping search); How to construct your search strategy; How to search bibliographic databases; How to use supplementary searching; How to manage your references; How to report the search process; Chapter 6: Assessing the evidence base; Assessing your included studies – first steps; Assessing the evidence-base in detail; Chapter 7: Synthesising and analysing quantitative studies; Synthesis-analysis, analysis-synthesis?; Revisiting the review question(s); Chapter 8: Synthesising and analysing qualitative studies; Overview of approaches to qualitative synthesis; A step-by-step guide to qualitative synthesis; Getting started in qualitative synthesis; Progressing to advanced forms of synthesis; Chapter 9: Synthesising and analysing mixed methods data; Undertaking a Mixed Methods Review; A step-by-step guide to mixed methods synthesis; Points of integration for quantitative and qualitative evidence; On the role of the Narrative Review; Chapter 10: Writing up, presenting and disseminating your review; Considering your audience; A sample review structure; Publicising your review; Toolbox for presenting your findings;
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 001.42; Research -- Methodology; Academic writing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781529759662
• Related ISBNs: 9781529711851; 9781529711844
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.