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THE PURPOSE AND RELEVANCE OF A SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE REVIEW: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RESEARCH
*Pre-final draft of article published in the Journal of Public Administration. 41 (3.1) October 2006 (Printed with the permission of the author)
T Majam
Department of Public Governance
University of Johannesburg
F Theron
School of Public Management and Planning
University of Stellenbosch
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ABSTRACT
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This article addresses the need to carry out an effective and efficient literature review when conducting research of any kind. Its importance cannot be underestimated as it provides a review of a body of knowledge as well as a basis for the research undertaken. We consider the purpose and importance of a literature review before focussing on the strategy and procedure to be undertaken for reviewing literature. Finally emphasis is placed on useful guidelines to researchers/authors in ensuring a practical literature review. A holistic approach is called for in planning the research journey.
INTRODUCTION
A literature review is viewed as a vital component in any type of research. As the most basic point of departure, no type of research should be conducted without a preliminary literature review. A literature review entails a systematic and structured process of identifying relevant literature to be used in writing a research proposal and eventually a thesis. The literature review is ongoing and impacts every stage of the research process (Jones and Olson, 1996). However, besides purely academic purposes (a thesis), all researchers/authors who engage in research need to conduct some form of background reading, a literature review. This is true for a memorandum written at a local authority, a funding proposal, a talk at a book club and just about every purpose in which the...
THE PURPOSE AND RELEVANCE OF A SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE REVIEW: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RESEARCH
*Pre-final draft of article published in the Journal of Public Administration. 41 (3.1) October 2006 (Printed with the permission of the author)
T Majam
Department of Public Governance
University of Johannesburg
F Theron
School of Public Management and Planning
University of Stellenbosch
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ABSTRACT
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This article addresses the need to carry out an effective and efficient literature review when conducting research of any kind. Its importance cannot be underestimated as it provides a review of a body of knowledge as well as a basis for the research undertaken. We consider the purpose and importance of a literature review before focussing on the strategy and procedure to be undertaken for reviewing literature. Finally emphasis is placed on useful guidelines to researchers/authors in ensuring a practical literature review. A holistic approach is called for in planning the research journey.
INTRODUCTION
A literature review is viewed as a vital component in any type of research. As the most basic point of departure, no type of research should be conducted without a preliminary literature review. A literature review entails a systematic and structured process of identifying relevant literature to be used in writing a research proposal and eventually a thesis. The literature review is ongoing and impacts every stage of the research process (Jones and Olson, 1996). However, besides purely academic purposes (a thesis), all researchers/authors who engage in research need to conduct some form of background reading, a literature review. This is true for a memorandum written at a local authority, a funding proposal, a talk at a book club and just about every purpose in which the...