Concept of Literature Review

1. Definition

1.1. 1. A selection of available documents on the topic, which contain information, ideas, data and evidence written from a particular standpoint to fulfill certain aims or express certain views on the nature of the topic and how it is to be investigated, and the effective evaluation of these documents in relation to the research being proposed(Hart, 1998)

1.2. 2. A summary and analysis of the relevant literature about a research problem

2. Purpose

2.1. 1. Refining the research problem

2.2. 2. Developing research hypotheses

2.3. 3. Selecting promising methods and measures

2.4. 4. Identifying methodological limitations

2.5. 5. Establishing a conceptual or theoretical framework

2.6. 6. Providing suggestion of further research

3. Function

3.1. 1. To place the study in a historical perspective

3.2. 2. To avoid unintentional and unnecessary replication

3.3. 3. To find similar or contradictory findings in previous studies

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