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Thematic Literature Review - How to write one without getting into a mess!
Read my previous post on thematic literature reviews and want a bit more help? Keep reading for a deep dive into the process and some top tips!
Thematic Literature Reviews - How to develop an initial set of themes
Not sure where to start with your thematic literature review? Let me help you get it out of the starting blocks!
Thematic literature reviews and chronological literature reviews. What’s the difference? Which one should you choose for your PhD literature review?
Thematic or chronological? Are you considering one of these structures for your literature review? Learn a bit more about them in this blogpost ..
PhD Literature Review - If you’re not doing this, why not?!
If you’re writing up your dissertation literature review in full paragraphs and spending hours crafting perfect sentences, before you’ve even collected your data, then you need to STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!