Types of Literature Review
Different types of literature reviews serve various purposes. Here's an overview:
Argumentative Review
- Examines and analyzes literature to support a specific argument or position.
- Focuses on presenting different viewpoints and concluding with a strong, supported argument.
Integrative Review
- Critically reviews literature to provide new perspectives or synthesis of various studies.
- Combines findings from different sources to offer a comprehensive overview of a topic.
Historical Review
- Analyzes historical literature to highlight its relevance to current developments.
- Identifies trends over time and future research directions based on historical context.
Methodological Review
- Focuses on the methods used in research across different studies.
- Provides a framework to analyze and compare research methodologies at different levels.
Systematic Review
- Evaluates and summarizes all existing research related to a specific research problem.
- Uses a structured and transparent approach to ensure comprehensive and unbiased results.
Theoretical Review
- Examines existing theories and their interrelationships.
- Helps develop new hypotheses or conceptual frameworks based on the analysis of theories.