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Author Galvan, Jose L.

Title Writing literature reviews : a guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences / Jose L. Galvan.

Imprint Los Angeles, Calif. : Pyrczak Pub., c1999.

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Description x, 118 p. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents An introduction to writing reviews of academic literature -- Considerations in writing reviews for specific purposes -- Selecting a topic and identifying literature for review -- General guidelines for analyzing literature -- Analyzing literature from the viewpoint of a researcher -- Synthesizing literature prior to writing a review -- Guidelines for writing a first draft -- Guidelines for developing a coherent essay -- Guidelines on style, mechanics, and language usage -- Incorporating feedback and refining the first draft -- Comprehensive self-editing checklist for refining the final draft -- Supplementary readings : sample literature reviews for discussion and evaluation. Review A. Individual differences in student cheating -- Review B. Knowledge, interest, and narrative writing -- Review C. Immune neglect : a source of durability bias in affective forecasting -- Appendix A: A close look at locating literature electronically -- Appendix B: Sample ERIC search.
Subject Social sciences -- Research.
Social sciences -- Research -- Evaluation.
Social sciences -- Authorship.
Psychology -- Research.
Psychology -- Research -- Evaluation.
Psychology -- Authorship.
Book reviewing.
Scholarly periodicals.
ISBN 1884585183

 
    
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