Writing Literature Reviews, Jose L. Galvan
Writing Literature Reviews, Jose L. Galvan
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Writing Literature Reviews
A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Author: Jose L. Galvan, Melisa C. Galvan

Narrator: Scott R. Pollak

Unabridged: 6 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/24/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

This useful guide educates students in the preparation of literature reviews for term projects, theses, and dissertations. The authors provide numerous examples from published reviews that illustrate the guidelines discussed throughout the book. New to the seventh edition:Each chapter breaks down the larger holistic review of literature exercise into a series of smaller, manageable stepsPractical instructions for navigating today’s digital librariesComprehensive discussions about digital tools, including bibliographic and plagiarism-detection softwareChapter activities that reflect the book’s updated contentNew model literature reviewsOnline resources designed to help instructors plan and teach their courses. Written by Professor Emeritus Jose L. Galvan, PhD (California State University) and Assistant Professor Melisa C. Galvan, PhD (California State University), who are accomplished educators as well as authors. It's no surprise that Writing Literature Reviews is a widely beloved and utilized resource for students and educators. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. ©2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC (P)

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on October 10, 2021

This was one of the required texts for my Academic Writing class, and because school takes away from my reading for pleasure time, I am counting this as one of my books for my yearly goal. :-) This was a great refresher book on academic writing, and there were some really good tips on how to organiz......more

Goodreads review by Deirdre on November 11, 2020

A useful, practical, and easy to follow guide to completing a successful literature review. If you're looking for complex jargon in a boring instruction manual, you won't find it in this book. I started the book prior to starting my lit review and have just completed my first amateur review. This bo......more

Goodreads review by Scott on August 18, 2015

I did not pick this one up until the end of my degree. I should have picked it up sooner. The information is good, the ideas it has given me are going to be helpful for writing my final and I will probably use some of the information in this book for some of my honors students.......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on August 23, 2017

An easy, comprehensive guide to writing a literature review. While it wasn't entirely appropriate for the level of the course that I'm currently taking, it would probably be a great help to college freshmen who have no idea what the hell it is they're doing.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 24, 2011

READ APR 2009 Good high-level overview for academic writing in general, and writing literature reviews in particular.......more

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