IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE REVIEW

 A literature review is a written summary of journal articles, books and other documents that describes the past and current state of information on the topic of your research study.

 A literature review can be just a simple summary of the sources, but it has an organizational pattern and combines both summary synthesis.

IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE REVIEW 

• Literature review helps the researcher to get used to the related material on the study
• It shows the originality and relevance of your research problem
• It helps to refine your project idea
• It identifies research methods and strategies which you could use
• It helps you to avoid repeating the work of others
• Basis for further reading, as your project develops
• It can introduce you to eminent scholars
• It can increase your confidence in your selected topic

References

Creswell, J.W. (2014). Educational Research: Planning, Conducting and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research(4th ed., pp. 80).Edinburgh Gate : Pearson Education Limited.

Vivian, O. (2015). Literature review.https://www.slideshare.net/ofoymunguvivian/literature-review-45828379

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