7 Steps to a Comprehensive Literature Review: A Multimodal and Cultural Approach, (Hardcover)

This dynamic guide to doing literature reviews demystifies the process in seven steps to show researchers how to produce a comprehensive literature review. Teaching techniques to bring systematic thoroughness and reflexivity to research, the authors show how to achieve a rich, ethical and reflexive review.<p></p> <p> </p> <p>What makes this book unique: </p> <ul> <li>Focuses on multimodal texts and settings such as observations, documents, social media, experts in the field and secondary data so that your review covers the full research environment </li> <li>Puts mixed methods at the centre of the process </li> <li>Shows you how to synthesize information thematically, rather than merely summarize the existing literature and findings </li> <li>Brings culture into the process to help you address bias and understand the role of knowledge interpretation, guiding you through </li> <li>Teaches the CORE of the literature review - Critical thinking, Organization, Reflections and Evaluation - and provides a guide for reflexivity at the end of each of the seven steps </li> <li>Visualizes the steps with roadmaps so you can track progress and self-evaluate as you learn the steps </li> </ul> <p>This book is the essential best practices guide for students and researchers, providing the understanding and tools to approach both the 'how' and 'why' of a rigorous, comprehensive, literature review.</p>

• 7 Steps to a Comprehensive Literature Review: A Multimodal and Cultural Approach, (Hardcover)
• Author: Sage Publications Ltd
• ISBN: 9781446248911
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2016-03-10
• Page Count: 440