Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.
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Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.
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Research designMary
Jackson Pitts
Research Goalsl Pre-research phase Monitor environment and literature Identify problem, trends, opportunity, issue, etc Research questions or hypothesis Specify research method, population or sample.Research Phasel Establish research design.l Conduct in-depth literature review.Steps to getting the literature review completed.l
Search Data bases
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Shorten list to a manageable size
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Write draft of topic statement
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Identify relevant data bases
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Redefine the topic
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Search for theoretical articles
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Identify the landmark or classic
studies
Where to start doing a lit. review?l Learn about the types of research that have been done in the past.Where to start doing a lit. review?l
Scan articles for overview
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Group articles by category
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Use a consistent format to take
notes
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Look for definitions of key terms
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Distinguish between assertion and
evidence
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Identify trends
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Identify gaps in literature.
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Identify relationships among
studies
The reviewl Theories WeaknessesThe reviewl Method Strengths WeaknessesThe reviewl Sample Strengths WeaknessesAn example of a literature reviewl See Dr. Pitts Website |