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A GOOD LITERATURE REVIEW SHOULD… • Be organized around a thesis statement or research question(s) • Develop your understanding of the literature in a field(s) of study • Synthesize results into a narrative summary of what is known and not known on your topic • Identify areas of controversy • Formulate questions for future research
Authors, reviewers, and ed itors need to be able to spot incorrect verb tenses in literature reviews. Try editing verb tenses in the sample en closed in this article and compare your work with that of a nursing journal edi tor. Verb tenses convey the timing of events.
- Suzanne Hall Johnson
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begin by clearing up some misconceptions about what a literature review is and what it is not. Then, I will break the process down into a series of simple steps, looking at examples along the way. In the end, I hope you will have a simple, practical strategy to write an effective literature review.
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This document discusses the appropriate use of verb tenses in literature reviews. There are three primary tenses used: past tense to discuss completed research and established findings; present tense to describe current knowledge or universally true theories and concepts; and future tense which is rarely used but can speculate on implications ...
The document provides guidance on appropriate tense usage in literature reviews. It discusses that the past tense is typically used to discuss prior research findings, the present tense is used to synthesize current research trends, and the future tense may be used to speculate on future directions.
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Literature Review: Detailed . The aim of writing a literature review is to understand the context of your own research by surveying and evaluating what has already been written on a given topic. This can enable you to clarify your own focus and methodology, and to show how you are contributing to a debate.
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Writing a literature review requires determining which tense to use. Generally, past tense is used to discuss previous studies and findings, present tense discusses current theories and interpretations, and future tense discusses potential implications.
