Making Literature Reviews Work: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Systematic Approaches

This textbook provides guidance on how to undertake high-quality literature reviews, covering a broad range of purposes, disciplines, and research paradigms. It offers approaches, methods, tools, tips, and guidelines to produce more effective literature reviews in an efficient manner, with numerous examples drawn from various subject areas. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, and practitioners, as well as citizens, policymakers, and practitioners, who will benefit from better insight into how literature reviews could and should have been conducted.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 571 pages
Publication date: 11 August 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive textbook provides invaluable guidance for conducting high-quality literature reviews,spanning from traditional narrative to protocol-driven approaches. It caters to a wide range of purposes,disciplines,and research paradigms,making it an essential resource for scholars across various fields. Whether the literature review is part of a research project,doctoral study,dissertation,or a standalone endeavor,this book offers practical strategies,methods,tools,tips,and guidelines to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of producing literature reviews.

Numerous examples are drawn from diverse subject areas, including economics, healthcare, education, medicine, psychology, software engineering, and more. This broad coverage makes the textbook relevant for a wide range of studies and reviews focused on evidence-based interventions, policies, practices, and treatments.

Special attention is given to presenting, reporting, and publishing literature reviews, with the inclusion of explanatory tables and graphs to enhance clarity. This textbook is a must-have for students, researchers, academics, and practitioners at any stage of their project or career, as it offers valuable insights into the intricacies of conducting literature reviews.

Furthermore, citizens, policymakers, and practitioners can benefit from the guidance provided, gaining a better understanding of how literature reviews could and should have been conducted. By leveraging the expertise and insights offered in this textbook, individuals can enhance their understanding of the literature and contribute to evidence-based decision-making and practice.

Weight: 933g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030900274
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022