Lesson 2 -- Conducting a Literature Review (large)

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1、ConductingaLiteratureReviewLESM538--ManagingtheSportEnterpriseLesson2:ConductingaLiteratureReviewLiteratureReview•“Involvesthesystematicidentification,location,andanalysisofdocumentscontaininginformationrelatedtotheresearchproblem”(Gay,Mills,&Airsian,2009)–documentsmayincludearticles,abstracts,revi

2、ews,monographs,books,researchreports,andelectronicmedia•PurposeoftheLiteratureReview:1.determineswhathasalreadybeendoneasitrelatestoyourtopic2.outlinesmethodologiesutilizedtoresearchthetopic3.informsyourstudy’sresultsLESM538--ManagingtheSportEnterpriseLesson2:ConductingaLiteratureReviewGeneralGuide

3、linestoFollow•Avoidthetemptationtoincludeeverythinginyourliteraturereview•Wheninvestigatingaheavilyresearchedare,reviewonlythoseworksthataredirectlyrelatedtoyourspecificproblem•Wheninvestigatinganeworlittle-researchedproblemarea,reviewanystudyrelatedinsomemeaningfulwaytoyourproblem–helpsyoudevelopl

4、ogicalrationaleforyourhypothesesLESM538--ManagingtheSportEnterpriseLesson2:ConductingaLiteratureReviewImportantFunctionsoftheLiteratureReview1.Demonstratestheunderlyingassumptionsbehindtheresearchquestionsintegraltotheresearchproposal2.Providesamethodfortheauthortodemonstrateknowledgeaboutthesubjec

5、tmatter3.Identifiesanygapsexistingintheliterature4.RefinestheresearchquestionsandguidesthehypothesesLESM538--ManagingtheSportEnterpriseLesson2:ConductingaLiteratureReviewSystematicProcessforReviewingtheResearchLiterature1.Framingthequestionstoguidetheliteraturesearch2.Consultingwiththeexperts3.Gene

6、ralSecondarySources4.SelectingthePreliminarySource5.SearchaPreliminarySource6.ReadingPrimarySources7.ClassifyingPublicationsintoMeaningfulCategories8.PreparingaLiteratureReviewLESM538--ManagingtheSportEnterpriseLesson2:ConductingaLiteratureReviewSystematicProcessforReviewingtheResearchLiterature1.F

7、ramingthequestionstoguidetheliteraturesearch–Reflectonyourinformationneeds•Themorefocusedthemoresuccessful–Reviewingtheliteraturecanaddtoorcreatemorespecificquestions2.Consultingwiththeexperts–Canhelpnavig