Social Work Research: Literature Reviews
- Getting Started
- Finding Scholarly Articles
- Citation Searching
- Evaluating Sources This link opens in a new window
- Literature Reviews
- Evidence-Based This link opens in a new window
- Finding Instruments This link opens in a new window
- Writing & Citing
Using A Literature Review
A literature review is a very practical part of the research process. It's how you build on other research in the field - identify best practices and tools and learn what doesn't work. The resources on the page are here to help you structure you literature review so it's as useful as possible.
Also take a look at any literature reviews you find as you search for articles - in addition to content and further references they'll also provide helpful structural hints.
- Social Work Literature Review Guidelines Literature reviews are designed to do two things: 1) give your readers an overview of sources you have explored while researching a particular topic or idea and 2) demonstrate how your research fits into the larger field of study, in this case, social work.
- Considerations in Writing a Literature Review This article will briefly outline key points for you to keep in mind when writing literature reviews for social work.
- Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach The purpose of this article is to present a step-by-step guide to facilitate understanding by presenting the critical elements of the literature review process. While reference is made to different types of literature reviews, the focus is on the traditional or narrative review that is undertaken, usually either as an academic assignment or part of the research process.
Conducting a Literature Review & Other Research Methods
What is a Literature Review?
"Literature reviews are systematic syntheses of previous work around a particular topic. Nearly all scholars have written literature reviews at some point; such reviews are common requirements for class projects or as part of theses, are often the first section of empirical papers, and are sometimes written to summarize a field of study. Given the increasing amount of literature in many fields, reviews are critical in synthesizing scientific knowledge." - Encyclopedia of Research Design
- APA Style Sample Papers (seventh edition) by the APA
- Sample APA Paper (lit. review begins page 3)
- Dissertations and Theses Full-Text Global Search here for examples of literature reviews from masters and doctoral theses.
Thinking About A Literature Review
Literature Reviews: An Overview
Additional How-To Guides
- CSU, Chico Office of Graduate Studies - Thesis Assistance Instructions, policies, and guidelines for graduate studies theses/projects.
- CSU, Chico Writing Center Make a one-on-one appointment with a writing tutor to help with your writing assignments.
- Learn How to Write a Review of the Literature University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Literature Review: An Overview for Graduate Students Video overview by North Carolina State University Libraries
- Literature Review: The What, Why and How-to Guide University of Connecticut University Libraries
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Literature reviews are designed to do two things: 1) give your readers an overview of sources you have explored while researching a particular topic or idea and 2) demonstrate how your research fits into the larger field of study, in this case, social work. Considerations in Writing a Literature Review. This article will briefly outline key ...
*Expect that your work will be traced by readers. Definitions: Literature: a collection of materials on your topic.(does not mean “literature” in the sense of “language and literature” (To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre, etc.) —means understanding the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary literature Primary—peer reviewed, scholarly, original, review articles—secondary
In the summer of 2019, Dr. Rebecca L. Mauldin coordinated a project to adopt an open textbook for the School of Social Work’s Research Methods courses across the BSW and MSW programs. In that project, she used Scientific Inquiry in Social Work by Matthew DeCarlo as a source text. That book included much of the material in this guidebook.