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OverviewMastering literature reviews is crucial for academic success. This updated edition of Diana Ridley’s bestselling book is your essential guide. It offers step-by-step instructions for conducting literature searches and reviews, helping you to streamline the process. Presenting a clear and detailed roadmap to ensure you don’t miss a step, the book will: · Equip you with practical strategies for conducting a systematic search of the available literature. · Help you critically assess the quality of digital literature to enhance your practical skills and critical thinking. · Test your understanding and help you monitor your progress with updated checklists, tasks, and end-of-chapter exercises. · Demonstrate best practices by drawing on expanded examples from a wide range of disciplines. · Help you develop your citation practices to present a powerful argument in your literature review. Ideal for undergraduate, Masters, and PhD students, this book is a must-have for anyone tackling a literature review as part of their research project. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Diana RidleyPublisher: Sage Publications Ltd Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd Edition: 3rd Revised edition ISBN: 9781036209582ISBN 10: 103620958 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 13 December 2025 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The multiple purposes of a literature review 3. Sources of information and conducting searches 4. Reading and note-taking strategies 5. Reference management: keeping records and organising information 6. Structuring the literature review 7. In-text citations 8. Being critical 9. Foregrounding writer voice 10. The continuing process 11. A systematic literature reviewReviewsAuthor InformationDiana Ridley is a Senior Lecturer at the TESOL Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK where she supervises research students in the fields of English language teaching and academic literacies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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