Literature Reviews In Research

The literature review acknowledges the work of previous researchers, and in so doing, assures the reader that your work has been well conceived.

It is assumed that by mentioning a previous work in the field of study, that the author has read, evaluated, and assimiliated that work into the work at hand.

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204-205): A systematic review: A traditional or narrative review summarizes different primary studies from which conclusions may be drawn into a holistic interpretation supplemented by the author's own experience, theories, and/or models: Whereas a meta-analysis is a way of testing a hypothesis, a meta-synthesis attempts to integrate results from a number of different but inter-related qualitative studies.

A literature review or narrative review is a type of review article.

The review should enumerate, describe, summarize, objectively evaluate and clarify this previous research.

It should give a theoretical base for the research and help you (the author) determine the nature of your research.

A narrow-scope literature review may be included as part of a peer-reviewed journal article presenting new research, serving to situate the current study within the body of the relevant literature and to provide context for the reader.

In such a case, the review usually precedes the methodology and results sections of the work.