Conducting Your Literature Review: Concise Guides to Conducting Behavioral, Health, and Social Science Research

摘要

Literature reviews provide a sound overall understanding of a topic within a field of study and provide the context for subsequent research. Reading the most important publications in a field creates a gestalt that informs a research design and helps researchers provide the context readers need to understand the importance and relevance of new research. As a research aid during preparation for a research project, literature reviews clarify what's been done before, what worked, what didn't work, what knowledge gaps exist, and what must be done to fill those gaps.