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Building Rigour into the Literature Review Process: Literature Review Methodology, Searches and Qualitative Data

Tuesday 8th February 2022, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (London Time)

Since the rise of Cochrane and the systematic review process, there has been a call for a greater degree of rigour in qualitative literature reviews. Qualitative Literature reviews require:

– A methodology

– A clearly defined and transparent search strategy

– Evidence of rigorous inclusion/exclusion criteria

 

This session will:

– Give an example of ‘hermeneutics’ applied to research processes

– Explore the underpinning principles that shape and determine the research strategy

– Building inclusion and exclusion criteria based on a hermeneutic perspective

– Explore the practicalities of the search strategy. Keywords versus relevance, barriers to qualitative research, backward chaining and citation searches, creating a pearl growing strategy

 

It is suitable for postgraduate students/researchers and anyone with an interest in research.

Debbie Winter

Debbie Winter (LLB Hons, MA) lectured in Law and sang professionally on the jazz scene before deciding to change careers and become a vocal coach. She noticed a...

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