Chapter 6Reviewing the Literature

In conducting a literature review the researcher:
1. Creates a long list of different literature.
2. Creates a long list of different references.
3. Creates a long list of different theories.
4. Sources literature, reads the literature and then writes a review of the literature.
Research projects are designed to make a contribution to some body of knowledge, consequently:
1. The rules, processes and procedures of research are rigorous.
2. Every researcher must be a member of a professional body.
3. Every research project must be sponsored by a professional body.
4. Every research project should be published in the media.
The conceptual framework provides:
1. An insight into data analysis.
2. A guide for the review of the literature.
3. Information on the educational background of the researcher.
4. Information on research experience of the researcher.
Most of the searches for literature are conducted using:
1. Short sentence searches.
2. Long sentence searches.
3. Key word searches.
4. Key letter searches.
In order to generate useful and thorough key word searches, the researcher develops:
1. An affinity with words.
2. An interest in libraries.
3. Relationships with librarians.
4. A search strategy.
A key objective of the search for literature is that the researcher:
1. Develops their vocabulary.
2. Develops their reading and writing skills.
3. Learns how to use the library and its facilities.
4. Develops an awareness of all of the literature relevant to the study.
The theoretical framework is:
1. The first framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
2. The second framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
3. The third framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
4. The fourth framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
The theoretical framework emerges from:
1. The conceptual framework.
2. Library sources.
3. Internet sources.
4. Data gathering.
It is important to plan and structure the literature review before:
1. Developing a conceptual framework.
2. Conceptualising the research statement/question.
3. Writing the literature review.
4. Outlining the aim of the research
Content analysis is a research methodology that is used when the research calls for:
1. The analysis of the content of any building or permanent structure.
2. The analysis of the content of any field.
3. The analysis of the content of any business premises.
4. The analysis of the content of any text or set of texts.
Content analysis can be used within different methodologies as:
1. An approach to data analysis.
2. An approach to data analysis.
3. An approach to the conceptual framework.
4. An approach to the literature review.
In reading the literature the researcher engages in:
1. An evaluation of the library.
2. An evaluation of the literature.
3. An evaluation of the library’s electronic sources.
4. An evaluation of the library’s location.
The literature reviewed must be:
1. Reasonably easy to source.
2. Readily available.
3. Relevant to the research project.
4. Required reading for the programme of study.
Referencing is:
1. Quite important.
2. Somewhat important.
3. Not important.
4. Critically important.
References detail:
1. The source of the literature.
2. The context for the research.
3. The background to the research.
4. The value of the literature.