Chapter two
2.1 Introduction to literature review
According to Wikipedia article of 14th,March,2021 literature review or narrative
review is defined as “a type of a scholarly paper that presents the current knowledge
including substantive findings as well as theoretical and methodological contributions
to a particular topic”.
The literature review serves several important functions:
1. Ensures that you are not "reinventing the wheel".
2. Gives credits to those who have laid the groundwork for your research.
3. Demonstrates your knowledge of the research problem.
4. Demonstrates your understanding of the theoretical and research issues related
to your research
question.
5. Shows your ability to critically evaluate relevant literature information.
6. Indicates your ability to integrate and synthesize the existing literature.
7. Provides new theoretical insights or develops a new model as the conceptual
framework for your
research.
8. Convinces your reader that your proposed research will make a significant and
substantial contribution
to the literature (i.e., resolving an important theoretical issue or filling a major gap in
the literature).
The purpose of a literature review in research is to:
Provide foundation of knowledge on topic
Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication and give credit to
other researchers
Identify inconsistencies: gaps in research, conflicts in previous studies, open
questions left from other research
Identify need for additional research (justifying your research)
2.1 Introduction to literature review
According to Wikipedia article of 14th,March,2021 literature review or narrative
review is defined as “a type of a scholarly paper that presents the current knowledge
including substantive findings as well as theoretical and methodological contributions
to a particular topic”.
The literature review serves several important functions:
1. Ensures that you are not "reinventing the wheel".
2. Gives credits to those who have laid the groundwork for your research.
3. Demonstrates your knowledge of the research problem.
4. Demonstrates your understanding of the theoretical and research issues related
to your research
question.
5. Shows your ability to critically evaluate relevant literature information.
6. Indicates your ability to integrate and synthesize the existing literature.
7. Provides new theoretical insights or develops a new model as the conceptual
framework for your
research.
8. Convinces your reader that your proposed research will make a significant and
substantial contribution
to the literature (i.e., resolving an important theoretical issue or filling a major gap in
the literature).
The purpose of a literature review in research is to:
Provide foundation of knowledge on topic
Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication and give credit to
other researchers
Identify inconsistencies: gaps in research, conflicts in previous studies, open
questions left from other research
Identify need for additional research (justifying your research)
