What about writing the literature review itself? A set of predetermined rules provides a basis for including or excluding certain studies.
Concluding Remarks In light of the increased use of evidence-based practice and research generating stronger evidence Grady et al. To conclude, our main objective in this chapter was to demystify the various types of literature reviews that are central to the continuous development of the eHealth field.
This will keep you from needing to relocate them later. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. New York: Russell Sage Foundation; For the Internet in American presidential politics project, one methodological approach would be to look at cultural differences between the portrayal of American presidents on American, British, and French websites.
Structure your literature review Literature Reviews in the Social Sciences This guide is designed to help you as you get started on a literature review in the social sciences. As a theory-building approach, a realist review usually starts by articulating likely underlying mechanisms and then scrutinizes available evidence to find out whether and where these mechanisms are applicable Shepperd et al.
Structure and Writing Style I. Look at sources the authors cite to in their work. New York: Oxford University Press, For example, in the case of narrative reviews, there is greater flexibility in searching and synthesizing articles Green et al.