Following is the script of my lecture on 'Review of Literature/Studies'.
If it is useful in anyway, I am happy. Please read.
Part 1 (20 mts)
Today’s topic is Review of related literature.
Means, the what, why and how of review of related literature.
What is the meaning of review?
Review means ‘look at again’
Look at again means, examine or assess something.
So here we are examining literature for the research.
But there is another usage review of related studies.
Review of related literature and review of related studies.
Are they same?
One or two participants respond.
PpT 1
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Review of related literature, or Review of related studies? |
If different, what is the real difference?
Please, once again look at the term, review of related literature,
In which the researcher is reviewing all the published articles,
That the researcher got from books, journals, magazines …
Literature can be in the form of essays, reports, dissertations or on-line reference about that particular topic.
On the other hand there is review of related studies.
As the term denotes, they are the review of related studies in that area.
Means the researcher is quoting the studies conducted by other researchers in Masters level, MPhil level or Ph.D. level.
e.g. The impact of e-payment in the rural economy is the topic of research for Ph. D.
If one takes the related studies for this research, she has to take previous MPhil or Ph D reports for writing review of related studies, and they are arranged in chronological order.
So there is the review of recent studies on the impact of e-payment in the rural economy.
Now we understand that there is clear difference between related literature and related studies.
But who should give the confirmation to use the terms, related literature or related studies in a thesis?
Usually the review appears as the 2nd or 3rd chapter.
It is the University and/or the guide must say the final word, whether it is related literature or related studies.
Suppose, the Ph D research is an experimental study, it is better you use, the term related studies.
Part 2 (20 mts)
Now shall we come to the next point of this discussion?
That is, the why of review of related literature or related studies.
Why does the researcher involve in such a time consuming task, especially at the initial stage?
Can you scribble?
Random presentation of two
(After their attempt, the facilitator shows the chart)
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1. Reviewing is done for identifying a research topic 2. It is for convincing the innovativeness 3. It is for negotiating the methodology 4. It is for convincing the contributions for generation of knowledge |
Through scanning and summarising the previous studies, the researcher assures at least four things;
a) Presenting the up-to-date knowledge in the area proposed
b) Convinces the newness of the topic
c) Focusses the gap if any, identified in the creation of knowledge
d) Understands the procedure of those previous studies
Part 3 (20 mts)
Now the third point of our concern is about, how to do the review.
That practice of reviewing is to be implemented by the researcher herself.
The final product of the effort of reviewing is shown as the 2nd chapter or third chapter in the thesis, with a title “Review of related Literature or Studies”
Shall we take an example on the belief that we are doing related studies?
Following are the steps for writing that chapter.
a) A wide search of related studies in journals, collection of publishers like, Elsevier, IEEE, ERIC, Shodganga-the consortium of Indian Universities
b) Searching for the full-length thesis and reading the pages
c) Reading the abstracts of research reports
d) Taking note or paraphrasing the summary so as to be used in the thesis
e) Arranging chronologically under the subtitles, studies in the country, studies abroad …
f) Writing a general introduction to the chapter and introduction under each sub-title.
g) General conclusion for the chapter, showing the gains of review and the gap identified.
h) Conclusion for each section of the review is also admissible.
i) Maintaining the list of references or bibliography of the studies.
j) Anyhow with regard to the format, guide or the university is the last word.
k) Major share of the search for related studies is done at the initial stage of the research. But the search is to be continued at the middle of the research and at the end of the research to understand the changes in the area of research.
l) Review of related studies are taken for corroborating evidences in the last chapter.
Shall I sum up the how as follows?
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a) Searching b) Stating c) Concluding d) Referencing e) Corroborating evidences
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