Literature Reviews and Theoretical Framework
Literature Reviews and Theoretical Framework
Theoretical framework
What is literature review?
Cochrane
CINAHL
Medline
PubMed
OVID
Science direct
Health reference center
Publisher-based databases (Elsevier, Sage…)
Google Scholar
Abstracting and recording (process)
Selecting databases
Annotated bibliography
Coding the studies (thematic, historical, or geographical
organization)
Literature review protocols
Literature Review Matrices
Preparing writing literature
Using Bibliographic software packages, e.g: End
note, reference manager…...
Conjoining theories?
Testing theories
• Testing theory is about comparing between the observed results with
what hypothesized.
• Theories and conceptual model might be discredited or revised.
• “Hypotheses and theories cannot be confirmed or proven, no matter
how much evidence ….they may be falsified”
(Pedhazur & Schmelkin,1991, p:184).
1. Theoretical clarity
2. Theoretical complexity
3. Theoretical grounding
4. Appropriateness of the theory
5. Importance of theory
6. General issue