Tag Archives: literature review

orientations to reading – the literature as ‘resources’

Posted on August 26, 2019 by

Everyone knows that doing research means doing lots of reading. And that Reading leads to literature reviews which are crucial to research proposals, theses and papers. The most common way to think about working with the literatures is to use … Continue reading →

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getting ready to write about “the literature”

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

You’ve all heard that the doctorate is about making an original contribution To the literature. Well, that’s right, although what that means is not nearly as scary as it sounds. What you may not be told is that doing a … Continue reading →

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why​ is writing a literature review such hard work? part two

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

Yes, some examiners do ask doctoral researchers to change their literature review to show how they are “located” in the text. OK, let’s pretend this is you. What do those pesky examiners mean exactly? At one level this is a … Continue reading →

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quick lit – rapid evidence reviewing

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

This is one of a very occasional set of posts about some of my own academic work that you might find useful. A colleague and I have just undertaken what is called in the (academic) trade a Rapid Evidence Review. … Continue reading →

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the citation dump – and three more citation tactics to avoid – #thesisknowhow

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

All doctoral researchers know they must locate their work in the literatures. They also know that they must refer to the relevant literatures when they make an argument. Unsubstantiated claims are not acceptable, unless of course they are what is … Continue reading →

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blogging research projects

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

I am often asked about the ways in which I use blogs for research purposes. I take this question  to mean I should talk about something other than the usual blogging that I do. So here goes. I have played … Continue reading →

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five ways to structure a literature review

Posted on August 29, 2016 by

You’ve read. And read. And read. You’ve noted. And noted. And how. You’ve written summaries and memos. You’ve made groupings and mind-maps of the reading. But you’re still a bit away from actually writing about the literatures. You’re still not sure how to … Continue reading →

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