1) Identify the four main goals of a literature review. Explain why each of the four goalsis important.Answer:To demonstrate familiarity with a body of knowledge and establish credibility. A reviewtells a reader that the researcher knows the research in an area and knows the majorissues. A good review increases a reader’s confidence in the researcher’sprofessional competence, ability, and background.To show the path of prior research and how a current project is linked to it. A reviewoutlines the direction of research on a question and shows the development of knowledge.A good review places a research project in a context and demonstrates its relevance bymaking connections to a body of knowledge.To integrate and summarize what is known in an area. A review pulls together andsynthesizes different results. A good review points out areas where prior studies agree,where they disagree, and where major questions remain. It collects what is known up to apoint in time and indicates the direction for future research.To learn from others and stimulate new ideas. A review tells what others have found sothat a researcher can benefit from the efforts of others. A good review identifies blindalleys (underexamined topics) and suggests hypotheses for replication. It divulgesprocedures, techniques, and research designs worth copying so that a researcher canbetter focus his or her hypotheses and gain new insights.Diff: 5Type: ESPage Reference: 63Skill: 04. Expresses familiarity with a range of acceptable techniques/methods in socialresearchObjective: 1. Explain the purpose of the literature review in the larger context of aresearch study.2) Describe the page-numbering system used in most scholarly journals.Answer:Most journals number pages by volume, not by issue.The first issue of a volume usually begins with page 1, and page numbering continuesthrough the entire volume; for example, the first page of volume 52, issue 4, may be page547.Most journals have an index for each volume and a table of contents for each issue thatlists the title, the author’s or authors’ names, and the page on which thearticle begins.Preview Mode
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