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Doing a literature review : releasing the research imagination / Chris Hart.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SAGE study skillsPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 1 volume (xiv, 334 pages) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781526419217
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 HAR  23
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 300.72 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100634238

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The ultimate guide to the 'what', 'how' and 'why' of literature reviewing, the second edition of the classic text shows how the literature review will unlock the full potential of one′s research with: A thorough exploration of the literature review process from start to finish Two brand new chapters explaining the different types of review and evidence and evaluation Extended examples that show you how to apply key techniques and procedures A new 'core skills' framework to help you turn your research experience into employability A critical thinking focus that will help you construct convincing arguments and improve your research decisions

In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, the Second Edition of Chris Hart′s landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated, robust literature reviews of the very highest standard.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Figures and Tables (p. vi)
  • Acknowledgements (p. ix)
  • Preface (p. x)
  • 1 The Research Imagination (p. 1)
  • 2 The Purpose of Literature Reviewing (p. 30)
  • 3 Classifying and Reading Research to Review (p. 64)
  • 4 Different Types of Literature Review (p. 92)
  • 5 Argumentation Analysis (p. 119)
  • 6 Evidence, Evaluation and Critical Realism (p. 156)
  • 7 Understanding and Analysing the Ways Ideas are Organised (p. 195)
  • 8 Mapping and Analysing Ideas (p. 230)
  • 9 Writing the Review (p. 281)
  • References (p. 315)
  • Index (p. 327)

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