Chapter 2:

Reviews of Related Literature and Studies

Related Literature

I. WHAT?

A. Related Literature is a collection of articles taken from:

1. books
2. journals
3. magazines
4. novels
5. poetry
6. and many others.

B. Note that, when literature reviews are incorporated in the introduction part, it should not be reflected nor repeated in this chapter.

C. Should be published 5 years ago or below

II. SAMPLE

Related Studies

I. WHAT?

The related studies are taken from published and unpublished theses/dissertations or published research journals.

Synthesis

Relationship of the Previous studies to the present Study

  • This part should point out the similarities and differences between the reviewed studies to the present study in terms of the framework of the study, methodology, and statistical analysis.

  • In this part, the researcher does not need to specify the year of publication or the date on which the study has been conducted.

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