Description

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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 steps

Practical instructions for navigating today's digital libraries

Comprehensive discussions about digital tools, including bibliographic and plagiarism detection software

Chapter activities that reflect the book's updated content

New model literature reviews

Online resources designed to help instructors plan and teach their courses (www.routledge.com/9780415315746).

About the Author

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Jose L. Galvan (Ph.D., 1980, UT Austin) is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles. 　His academic career spans 39 years, including appointments at UCLA; Teachers College, Columbia University; California State University, Los Angeles; and San Francisco State University. Melisa C. Galvan (Ph.D., 2013, UC Berkeley) is Assistant Professor at California State University, Northridge.