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Instructions: |
The literature review needs to cover the following aspects:
▪ Introduction: Describe the context of your research area and explain why it is
important.
▪ Synthesis: Summarize the key aspects of previous studies related to your research
question.
▪ Introduction: Describe the context of your research area and explain why it is
important.
▪ Synthesis: Summarize the key aspects of previous studies related to your research
question.
▪ Evaluation: Analyze and appraise the prior studies in terms of their theoretical
underpinnings, methodologies, results, interpretations, and conclusions.
underpinnings, methodologies, results, interpretations, and conclusions.
▪ Justification: Identify the major themes or knowledge gaps in previous studies and
provide a rationale for your intended work or guidelines for future work on the topic.
provide a rationale for your intended work or guidelines for future work on the topic.
▪ Conclusion: Recap the main findings from your literature review and explain how
these findings can inform policy, research, and practice or how your work will address
the knowledge gaps
these findings can inform policy, research, and practice or how your work will address
the knowledge gaps
Also, the literature review should provide an overview of the current knowledge on my topic, the relevant theories, and the gaps that exist in the research.