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Preparing Literature Reviews is an accessible guide that provides easy to follow step-by-step advice on how to prepare qualitative and quantitative literature reviews. The 6th edition of this bestselling book retains its original lauded features of clear style and organization while bringing new chapters into the fold to address mixed-methods and theoretical frameworks in conducting reviews of literature.The text walks the reader through both the conceptualization and the writing stages, offering templates for fostering different phases of designing and drafting required to complete the process of conducting a review of literature from start to finish, in empirical articles, theses, or dissertations. New examples of literature reviews utilizing various approaches have been added, and there is also additional coverage of concepts such as literature organization, plagiarism, reviewing, topic selection, and writing. Commentary on literature in a variety of fields assists readers with understanding the structure and components of literature reviews.Perfect as an introductory or supplementary text, Preparing Literature Reviews offers a comprehensive consideration of each aspect of conducting literature reviews, making it an essential resource for students across the social and behavioural sciences, education, and the humanities.The accompanying Instructor and Student Resources website provides free digital materials designed to enhance student learning and save instructors time when preparing lessons. Resources include: Flashcards for students to independently test their knowledge. Student focused materials including advice on writing style, plagiarism, literature mapping, and a theory evaluation checklist. Video explanations on Prisma 2020 and APA Journal Article Reporting Standards. Instructor checklist and PowerPoint slides that correspond to the chapters to save valuable time preparing lessons.

• Illustrates all the steps in preparing qualitative and quantitative literature reviews.• Emphasizes topic selection, locating literature, and avoiding major pitfalls in evaluating and synthesizing literature.• Shows how to improve literature reviews through the judicious inclusion of statistical results found in the literature.• Provides easy-to-follow advice on how to avoid misrepresenting the results of published research in literature reviews.• The numerous examples throughout the text and the nine model literature reviews clarify the process of following the guidelines for writing solid, state-of-the-art literature reviews.• Shows students how to blend qualitative and quantitative approaches to preparing literature reviews without being overly mathematical.• Two chapters present clear explanations of how to conduct meta-analyses.• All examples have been updated to ensure consistency with the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and the fourth edition of the American Sociological Association's Style Guide.