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Key Concepts
Defining a literature review
Distinguishing between a quantitative
and qualitative literature review
Understanding the 5-step process of
conducting a literature review
Literature Review in a
Quantitative Study
Documents the importance of the research
problem at the beginning of the study
Supports the theory or explanation used in
the study
Foreshadows the research questions
Provides an explanation for the results in
other studies and in the theoretical
prediction at the end of the study.
Educational Research 2e: Creswell
Literature Review in a
Qualitative Study
Documents the importance of the research
problem at the beginning of the study
Does not foreshadow the research
questions (which are broad in scope to
encourage participants to provide their own
views)
Is used to compare and contrast with other
studies at the end of the study
Educational Research 2e: Creswell
Databases Used in
Educational Research
ERIC
PsyINFO
Sociofile
Social Science Citation Index
Dissertation Abstracts
Others: PubMed
Attitude Toward
Study Abroad
King, Young,1994
to be Culturally Responsive
U.S.
Programs
Personal insights
of Preservice Teachers
Possible
Improvements
Personal insights
of Preservice Teachers
Friesen, Kang
McDougall, 1995;
Mahan, Stachowski, 1991
Martin, Rohrlich ,
1991; Stachowski,
1991
Cockrell, Placier,
Cockrell, Middleton
1999; Goodwin, 1997;
Kea, Bacon, 1999
Predominately English
Speaking Countries
Mahan, Stachowski, 1990;
Quinn, Barr, McKay,
Jarchow, Powell, 1995;
Vall, Tennison, 1992
Conventional
Programs
Colville-Hall
Macdonald,
Smollen, 1995;
Rodriguez,
Sjostrom, 1995;
Vavrus, 1994
Cross-Cultural
Programs
Cooper, Beare
Thorman, 1990;
Larke, Wiseman,
Bradley, 1990
Study Abroad
Program
Attitudes Toward
Study Abroad
(King, Young 1994)
Personal insights of
Preservice Teachers
(Friesen, Kang,
McDougall, 1995)
Predominately English
Speaking Cultures
(Maha, Stachowski,
1990)
U.S. Programs
Conventional Programs
Preservice Teachers
(Friesen, Kang,
McDougall, 1995)
Personal Insights of
Teachers (Cockrell,
Placer, Cockrell,
Milleton, 1999
Cross-Cultural Program
(Cooper, Beare,
Thorman, 1990)