To complete this task, follow these steps:
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Choose an area of research that interests you and define a specific research question. This will help you conduct a focused literature search.
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Conduct a thorough search for academic articles in online academic databases and relevant article reference lists. Make sure to only include articles from academic journals.
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Read the articles carefully, several times, if necessary, to ensure that you understand each study.
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Write a literature review that covers the following aspects:
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▪ Introduction: Describe the context of your research area and explain why it is important.
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▪ Synthesis: Summarize the key aspects of previous studies related to your research question.
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▪ Evaluation: Analyse and appraise the prior studies in terms of their theoretical underpinnings, methodologies, results, interpretations, and conclusions.
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▪ Justification: Identify the major themes or knowledge gaps in previous studies and provide a rationale for your intended work or guidelines for future work on the topic.
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▪ Conclusion: Recap the main findings from your literature review and explain how these findings can inform policy, research, and practice or how your work will address the knowledge gaps.
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