The Literature Review
Six Steps to Success
- Lawrence A. Machi - University of La Verne, USA
- Brenda T. McEvoy - Independent Writer/ Researcher
Continuing Professional Development | Decision Making Tools | Leadership & Management
Selecting a topic
Searching the literature
Developing arguments
Surveying the literature
Critiquing the literature
Writing the literature review
The second edition includes key vocabulary words, technology advice, and additional tips on when and how to write during the early stages—including the use of journals and memoranda—to make the literature review process a success.
"If I had known about this book when I began working on my dissertation, it would have saved me at least a full year and much, much consternation! The clarity and organization with which this book is written make it a tremendous and exceptionally user-friendly asset to anyone who is serious about presenting clear, well thought-out research."
"This is the one book a graduate level student in education will be able to use from cover to cover. It provides the perfect roadmap for the successful completion of an outstanding literature review. It should be a required text for all students attempting to complete a literature review."
"The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success is a must-have for both novice and experienced researchers. The authors provide a roadmap as researchers journey from inquiry to argument for advocacy. If a strong literature review is the foundation for a successful thesis or dissertation, Machi and McEvoy offer the building blocks for that foundation."
"This book provides invaluable support for graduate students in writing a literature review. The authors provide a clear, straightforward model for taking a researchable idea and transforming it into a research study. I have already recommended this text to all of my doctoral students!"
"Every graduate student would benefit from reading this text on how to do a literature review and working through the questions to refine their own work. This is a concise, logical and very well written tool for graduate students and their advisors."
Excellent book. My students find it easy to read and follow, and they wind up producing excellent reviews.
good organization
Paperback
Cheap for students to buy
Recommended for beginner researchers based on level of experience, university decided not to adopt at this time (conserving costs for students)
This textbook was the most
recent edition. I had used the
older copy previously
The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success was a great supplementary
paperback that assisted my graduate students in understanding the process
for developing and writing their literature review that pertained to a self-selected
topic in the area of special education. The six steps that are given in this paperback
provide the framework for a graduate student to begin organizing the information
(i.e., research articles) that is needed to write a quality literature review.