TY - GEN AU - Hart,Dr Christopher TI - Doing a literature review: releasing the social science research imagination T2 - Published in association with the open university SN - 0761959750 U1 - 300.72 PY - 1999/// CY - [S.l.] PB - Sage Publications Ltd N1 - Paperback N2 - Reviewing the literature for a research project can seem a daunting, even overwhelming task. New researchers, in particular, wonder: Where do I start? What do I do? How do I do it? Doing a Literature Review can help. This accessible text offers advice on how to: { search out existing knowledge on a topic; { analyze arguments and ideas; { map ideas, arguments and perspectives; { produce a literature review; { construct a case for investigating a topic. Doing a Literature Review is a practical and comprehensive guide to researching, preparing and writing a literature review, an essential component of research projects. It is an essential tool for postgraduate students but also for undergraduate and novice researchers across the social sciences and humanities. Doing a Literature Review is a set book for The Open University Postgraduate Foundation Module (D820) The Challenge of the Social Sciences UR - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761959750/chopaconline-20 UR - http://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0761959750 ER -