What to include in the Literature Review chapter?

Описание: A few reflections on the purpose of the Literature Review chapter (apart from reviewing the literature;) and on what to include in it (apart from the review of the literature;)

This is an extract from my FREE online course on "how to develop a good research idea". In the course I share tips on how to make the best of different writing, reading and thinking (!) strategies to develop a strong research idea and research questions.

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The course covers the following topics:

What is a "good" research idea and how to develop it?

- What to read? How do you know what topics you should start with? What kind of materials to focus on? Which sections of published work should you pay particular attention to?

- Where to look? Where can you find the literature that is relevant?

- How to read? What reading techniques should you use?

- How to organise your reading sources? How to make sure that you are on top of your reading and don't loose these valuable sources and quotations?

When should you start writing?

What to write and when? 

What is free writing and how is it going to help you?

Is Thinking just a waste of time, or is it just as important an activity as reading and writing?

How to come up with research questions?

What types of research questions are there?

What is a "good" research question?

How to incorporate your idea and research questions into the Literature Review chapter?