• Literature Review is the documentation of a comprehensive review of the published and unpublished work from secondary sources of data in the areas of specific interest to the researcher.
• The main aim is to find out problems that are already investigated and those that need further investigation.
• It is an extensive survey of all available past studies relevant to the field of investigation.
• It gives us knowledge about what others have found out in the related field of study and how they have done so.
• The Review of Related Literature is an abstract of the readings of the Researcher, logically woven using a well-organized topic outline.
• Reference should be “in-text” throughout the paper rather than through footnotes.
REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES
Related studies are investigations that are usually unpublished materials, like manuscripts, thesis and dissertations which were conducted previously to which the present study has similarity and relatedness. They are also classified as:
1. Local- if the study was conducted in the country and
2. Foreign-if the study was conducted abroad.
The Review of Related Studies follows:
• The order of presentation will be in accordance with the topic outline in the review of related literature and arranged from the most recent to the least recent findings.
• These studies should be discussed and integrated with the conceptualization of the study.
• The review concludes with a synthesis of the significant findings, which is an input to the theoretical/conceptual framework. NOTE: During the collection of related literature & studies, make sure that after having taken the concepts in paragraph/s or phrases form, take note (in writing) the name of the author, title, publisher, and copyright year of the reading materials before they shall be returned.
This is needed during the preparation of your BIBLIOGRAPHY.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW
• To gain a background knowledge of the research