From the Book - Regular Print - Third edition.
Reviewing the literature : Why? For whom? How?
Searching and screening : the practical screen and methodological quality (part 1 - research design and sampling)
Searching and screening : methodological quality (part 2 - collection, interventions, analysis, results, and conclusions)
Doing the review : a reader's guide chapter
What did you find? Synthesizing results.
From the Book - Regular Print - Second edition.
1 Reviewing the Literature: Why? For Whom? How? 1 --
Purpose of This Chapter 2 --
What Is a Research Literature Review? Why Do One? 3 --
Gaining Control: Experiments and Observations 14 --
Systematic, Explicit, Comprehensive, and Reproducible: Four Key Words 17 --
Choosing an Online Bibliographic Database 17 --
Changing the Course of the Search 32 --
Supplementing the Online Search 33 --
Organizing the Research Literature: Building a Virtual Filing Cabinet 40 --
Online Literature Reviews 48 --
2 Searching and Screening: The Practical Screen and Methodological Quality (Part 1: Research Design and Sampling) 51 --
Purpose of This Chapter 52 --
Search Screen 1 Practical Screen 55 --
Search Screen 2 Methodological Quality Screening Criteria --
3 Searching and Screening: Methodological Quality (Part 2: Data Collection, Interventions, Analysis, Results, and Conclusions) 103 --
Purpose of This Chapter 104 --
Data Collection and Data Sources: Methods and Measures 106 --
Interventions and Programs: Reviewing the Research Literature to Find Out What Works 114 --
Information Analysis: Statistical Methods in the Research Literature 117 --
4 Doing the Review 151 --
Purpose of This Chapter 151 --
Types of Information: Methods and Content 152 --
Eligibility and Actuality 155 --
Reliable and Valid Reviews 162 --
Uniform Data Collection: The Literature Review Survey Questionnaire 165 --
Uniform Data Collection: Definitions and More 172 --
Pilot Testing the Review Process 175 --
Establishing Validity 176 --
Monitoring Quality 177 --
5 What Did You Find? Synthesizing Results 185 --
Purpose of This Chapter 186 --
Now That You Have Done It, What Do You Do With It? 188 --
Descriptive Syntheses or Reviews 198 --
Meta-Anlyses in Practice: Examples 219 --
Descriptive Review Versus Meta-Analysis 226.