Preparing literature reviews : qualitative and quantitative approaches

Pan, M. Ling,

Preparing literature reviews : qualitative and quantitative approaches - Fifth edition. - UK Routledge 2016 - 192 pages : viii, charts 28 cm.

Introduction to qualitative and quantitative reviews -- Selecting a topic for review -- Searching for literature in professional journals -- Retrieving and evaluating information from the web -- Evaluating and interpreting research literature -- Taking notes and avoiding unintentional plagiarism -- Preparing a topic outline for the first draft -- Writing the first draft : basic principles -- Writing the first draft : optional techniques -- Writing the first draft : statistical issues in qualitative reviews -- Building tables to summarize literature -- Revising and refining the first draft -- Writing titles and abstracts -- Preparing a reference list -- Introduction to meta-analysis -- A closer look at meta-analysis -- Qualitative literature reviews -- Risk-taking behaviors and impulsivity among veterans with and without PTSD and mild TBI -- Spirituality among African American women living with HIV/AIDS -- Subjective evaluations of alcohol consequences and changes in drinking behavior -- Predicting marital separation from parent-child relationships -- Positive effects of the Mediterranean diet in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease -- Quantitative literature reviews (meta-analyses) -- Dance therapy in patients with chronic heart failure -- Tetrachloroethylene exposure and bladder cancer risk -- Exercise for depressive symptoms in stroke patients Qualitative versus quantitative research -- Quality control in qualitative research.

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Research -- Methodology
Research -- Evaluation
Research -- Evaluation
Social sciences -- Research -- Evaluation

Q180.55 .E9 / P36 2016