7 Steps to a Comprehensive Literature Review: A Multimodal and Cultural Approach

7 Steps to a Comprehensive Literature Review: A Multimodal and Cultural Approach

<p><span>Lecturers/instructors - request a free digital inspection copy here</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>This dynamic guide to doing literature reviews demystifies the process in seven steps to show researchers how to produce a comprehensive literature review. Teaching techniques to bring systematic thoroughness and reflexivity to research, the authors show how to achieve a rich, ethical and reflexive review.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>What makes this book unique:</span></p> <ul> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Focuses on multimodal texts and settings such as observations, documents, social media, experts in the field and secondary data so that your review covers the full research environment</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Puts mixed methods at the centre of the process</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Shows you how to synthesize information thematically, rather than merely summarize the existing literature and findings</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Brings culture into the process to help you address bias and understand the role of knowledge interpretation, guiding you through</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Teaches the CORE of the literature review – Critical thinking, Organization, Reflections and Evaluation – and provides a guide for reflexivity at the end of each of the seven steps</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Visualizes the steps with roadmaps so you can track progress and self-evaluate as you learn the steps</span> </li> </ul> <p><span>This book is the essential best practices guide for students and researchers, providing the understanding and tools to approach both the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of a rigorous, comprehensive, literature review.</span></p>