Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation
Author(s) -
David N. Boote,
Penny Beile
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
educational researcher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.876
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1935-102X
pISSN - 0013-189X
DOI - 10.3102/0013189x034006003
Subject(s) - sophistication , scholarship , centrality , engineering ethics , educational research , foundation (evidence) , field (mathematics) , systematic review , sociology , pedagogy , political science , psychology , social science , engineering , mathematics , medline , combinatorics , pure mathematics , law
A thorough, sophisticated literature review is the foundation and in- spintion for substantial, useful research. The complex naure of edu- cation research demands such thorough, sophistjcated reviews. Although doctoral education is a key means for improving education rsearch, the literature has given shon shrift to the dissertation liter- ature review. This anicle sugtests criteria to evaluate the quality of dissenation literature reviews and reports a study that e:
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