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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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The Literature Review Process: Getting Started | |
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The Purpose of a Literature Review | |
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The Literature Review Definition | |
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The Literature Review Process | |
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Inquiry: The Necessary Precondition | |
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Pack Wisely Before You Begin | |
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Tips | |
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Summary | |
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Checklist | |
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Selecting the Topic: Everyday Interest to Research Interest | |
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Introduction: Selecting a Research Topic | |
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Choosing a Research Interest | |
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Exercises | |
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Researcher Bias | |
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Specifying a Research Interest | |
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Focusing the Interest | |
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Selecting a Vantage Point | |
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Reflection: The Key to Interest Selection | |
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From Research Interest to Research Topic | |
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Accessing the Research Conversation: Formalizing the Research Topic | |
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Tips | |
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Summary | |
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Checklist | |
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Searching the Literature: Tasks and Tools | |
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Introduction: Searching the Literature | |
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Discovering the Literature to Review | |
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Conducting a Literature Search | |
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Previewing the Data: Scanning the Literature | |
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Using the Internet | |
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Managing Your Data | |
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Selecting the Data: Skimming the Literature | |
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Mapping: An Overview | |
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Mapping by Core Concept | |
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Mapping by Author Contribution | |
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Refining the Topic | |
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Expanding the Topic | |
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Tips | |
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Summary | |
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Checklist | |
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Developing the Argument: Making the Case for the Literature Review | |
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Introduction: Arguments and the Literature Review | |
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Building the Case for the Literature Review | |
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Arguments | |
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Evaluating the Basic Parts of an Argument | |
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Claims | |
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Types of Claims | |
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Acceptability of Claims | |
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Data Versus Evidence | |
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Data Quality | |
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Data Relevance | |
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Qualifying the Claim | |
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Warranting: Building the Rationale for the Argument | |
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Multiple Claims Arguments | |
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Tips | |
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Summary | |
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Checklist | |
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Doing the Literature Survey: Building the Argument of Discovery | |
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Introduction: The Next Steps | |
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The Survey of the Literature | |
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Assembly | |
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Assembling the Data | |
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Recording the Data | |
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Synthesis | |
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Synthesizing the Information, Building Evidence | |
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Integrating the Data, Building Claims | |
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Reasoning Patterns | |
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Analyzing, Building the Argument of Discovery | |
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Complex Reasoning | |
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Divergent Reasoning | |
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Comparative Reasoning | |
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Building the Discovery Argument: An Example | |
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Mapping the Argument of Discovery | |
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Analyzing the Argument | |
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Tips | |
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Summary | |
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Checklist | |
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The Literature Critique: Interpreting the Research | |
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The Literature Critique | |
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Implicative Reasoning: The Literature Critique | |
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The Two Arguments | |
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Argument Patterns | |
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Backing | |
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Fallacies | |
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The Case Is Everything | |
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Tips | |
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Summary | |
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Checklist | |
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Writing the Review: Write, Audit, Edit | |
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The Writing Process: An Overview | |
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Writing to Understand: An Overview | |
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Exploratory Writing: Creating Writing Readiness | |
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Exploratory Writing: The Literature Review | |
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Outlining: An Overview | |
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Some Common Outlining Mistakes | |
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Outlining the Literature Review | |
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The Introduction to the Literature Review | |
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The Body of the Literature Review | |
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The Background of the Study | |
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The Thesis Argument | |
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The Summation of the Literature Review | |
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Auditing and Editing the Outline | |
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Tips on Writing | |
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Drafts | |
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The Preliminary Draft: An Overview | |
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The Preliminary Draft: The Write | |
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Tips on Writing the Early Drafts | |
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Style Manuals and Author's Guides | |
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Preliminary Draft: The Audit | |
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Preliminary Draft: The Edit | |
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Writing to Be Understood | |
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The First Draft | |
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The First Draft Audit: The Outside Review | |
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The Second and Third Drafts: Polishing the Work | |
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The Second Draft and Beyond: Writing the Polished Work | |
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The Polished Draft Audit: The Referred Review | |
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The Final Tip | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Index | |