Preparing literature reviews : qualitative and quantitative approaches / M. Ling Pan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pan, M. Ling

Contributor:

López, Mónica

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Evaluation.

Research.

Physical Description:

viii, 192 pages ; 28 cm

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Glendale, CA : Pyrczak Pub., ©2008.

Summary:

"Shows students how to synthesize literature using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. All major steps are profusely illustrated with examples. Your students will learn both the art and science of writing effective literature reviews."--Publisher description

Contents:

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

Bullying in school: an overview of types, effects, and family characteristics, and intervention strategies

Language brokering: an integrative review of the literature

Jamaican child-rearing practices: the role of corporal punishment

Perceived public stigma and the willingness to seek counseling: the mediating roles of self-stigma and attitudes toward counseling

Linking adolescent family and peer relationships to the quality of young adult romantic relationships: the mediating role of conflict tactics

The changing influences of self-worth and peer deviance on drinking problems in urban American Indian adolescents

Quantitative literature reviews (Meta-analyses): Treating depression during pregnancy and the postpartum: a preliminary meta-analysis

Cognitive bibliotherapy for depression: a meta-analysis

Project D.A.R.E. outcome effectiveness revisited

Appendices: Qualitative versus quantitative research

Quality control in qualitative research.

Notes:

Project Director: Monica Lopez.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Pan, M. Ling. Preparing literature reviews.

ISBN:

1884585760

9781884585760

OCLC:

175296421