Writing Chapter 2

Learning from Others

and Reviewing the
Literature
illustrate and explain
conceptual framework
select and synthesize
information from define terms used in
relevant literature the study
cite related list research
literature using hypotheses (if
standard style appropriate)
write coherent review present written review
of literature of related literature
and conceptual
follow ethical framework
standards in writing PRACTICAL
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 Chapter 2

Related Literature
Conceptual Framework
Research Hypotheses
Definition of Terms
 Review of This is a written summary of journal articles,
books, and other documents that describes the
Related past and current state of information on the topic
of your research study.
Literature
to to
of research
question, with
theoretical or significant and/or
conceptual up-to-date research
framework, and relevant to the
method; topic; and
to to
of the
topic;
to that is
developing
needed knowledge in your
to understand the field.
study;
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in literature
specifically
Use the addressed by your
study
to
structure and for
sequence of citations and
topics references
In-text citations
; all should be
literature cited to
must form a bibliography
 respecting
theWORKof APA Referencing
Style
others If you
the text of your paper,
in
Andreasen, N. C. (2001). Brave new brain: Conquering mental
APA In-text place the author's last
illness in the era of the genome. Oxford, England: Oxford
name
Citation
University Press. and the year of publication
If you of the work in parentheses
, at the end of the sentence.
Potente,
place theS., Anderson,
year of C., & Karim, M. (2011). Environmental
sun protection
publication and supportive
of the work in Ex. The and
policies research
practices: An audit
of outdoor recreational settings
parentheses after the author in NSW coastal
conclusively towns.
proved a Health
Promotion
s name. Journal of Australia, 22, 97- 101.
correlation between the
results
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Satalkar, B. (2010, July 15). Water aerobics. Retrieved from
research into the effect
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year of publication with the
exception of well-cited
references
Books on educational theories,
principles, ocating
methods, etc. iterature
At most five years old from the
year of publication and must
come
Journals from a legitimate source.

Elsevier
Online (journals.elsevier.com);
Wiley
(onlinelibrary.wiley.com);
Sources Taylor and Francis
(tandfonline.com)
Google Scholar
(scholar.google.com)