Literature Review If you believe everything you read‚ better not read. (Japanese Proverb) [pic] What is a literature review? A literature review is an account of what has been published on a topic in the past. Its purpose is to inform the reader what has been established about a topic and what the strengths and weaknesses are. A literature review must be defined by a guiding concept and should not be a list of all the material that you can find (Porter‚ S. 2008‚ p.49). What is
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Guidelines in Citing Related Literature and Studies A. Characteristics of the Materials Cited The following are the characteristics of related literature and studies that should be cited: (Repeated for emphasis) 1. The materials must be as recent as possible. This is important because of the rapid social‚ political‚ scientific‚ and technological changes. Discoveries in historical and archaeological research have also changed some historical facts
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What is a literature review? The aim of a literature review is to show your reader (your tutor) that you have read‚ and have a good grasp of‚ the main published work concerning a particular topic or question in your field. This work may be in any format‚ including online sources. It may be a separate assignment‚ or one of the introductory sections of a report‚ dissertation or thesis. In the latter cases in particular‚ the review will be guided by your research objective or by the issue or thesis
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A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW James E.Tillotson .2002‚ Fat and Getting Fatter! What Is the Food Industry’s Role?‚ Nutrition Today‚ vol. 37‚ no. 3‚ pp. 136-138 Stephen Leeder .2007‚ The obesity pandemic: a brilliant test of political capability‚ Online opinion - Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate‚ Available from: http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/print.asp?article=5929 [ Accessed: July 5 2007 ] In the public debate‚ the increasing rates of obesity have been assumed to be
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BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE ON-THE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM 1. To provide the OJT students the opportunity to integrate theory and practice in his/her professional education‚ to encourage the exchange of contemporary thinking between the apprenticeship and the agency and the Agency Personnel. 2. To provide students the opportunity to 3. To enable the OJT students to obtain information which can be used as basis for making choices in relation to future careers‚ areas of specialization‚ and or further
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Literature Review of Health Promotions Grand Canyon University NRS 429 September 12‚ 2010 Literature Review Traditionally the United States health care system has been sickness-oriented. However‚ in the last two decades‚ a new paradigm has emerged. This new paradigm emphasizes wellness rather than sickness. As a result in this change in focus‚ health promotion is now an integral part of the nursing profession. This research paper will review current literature from
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Mining Existing Literature Research Dissertation One: Topic: Mentoring and Standardized Achievement of African American Males in the Elementary and Middle Grades Chapter Two: Literature Review I. Review of the Literature: An Overview A. Mentoring of African American Males 1. Definition of Mentoring 2. Benefits of a Mentoring Program B. Mentoring as an Intervention Program 1. Social Skills 2. Career Opportunities 3. Study Habits II. Evaluation of Mentoring
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The Problem of Plagiarism: Literature Review Selection Melinda “Mindy” L. Boucher Lower Columbia College The Problem Students routinely hand in papers in which the writing is so complex and the vocabulary so sophisticated that there is doubt that they were written in the students’ own words. When samples of the writing are typed into a Google search engine‚ sentences and whole paragraphs are found to be a match. Students are confronted with the plagiarism and given information
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ADDICTIVENESS OF CANNABIS The Addictiveness of Cannabis: A Review of the literature Zachary Gill Southern Oregon University University Seminar June 2‚ 2014 ADDICTIVENESS OF CANNABIS Abstract As a country‚ we have been fighting and struggling with the war on drugs since the turn of the century. In recent times two states‚ Washington and Colorado‚ have legalized cannabis for recreational use with the same stipulations as alcohol. It seems to be that the general public has begun
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Effects of Intrinsic Motivation on Eleventh Grade Student’s Achievement LITERATURE REVIEW Compiling an abundance of resources to review for this research was quite easy. It seems that since the beginning of time‚ employers and educators alike have tried to determine what yields the greatest output from their workforce or students. Every person that has ever read the newspaper or have visited a school can vouch that rewards
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