2014)
2. Theoretical Reviews: The researcher
focuses on extant theory that relates to the problem under study. (Tyler and Evans 2001)
3. Methodological Reviews: The researcher
how the research relates to their own research look for the argument in the report that explains
why it was important to conduct the research look for summaries of other research on their topic
◦ It relates a study to the larger, ongoing dialogue in the literature, filling in gaps and extending prior studies (Cooper, 1984; Marshall & Rossman, 2006).
Bad Practice: A l i t e r a t u r e r e v i e w i s a p i e c e of discursive prose, not a list describing or summarizing one piece of literature after another. It’s usually a bad sign to see every paragraph beginning with the name of a researcher.