Geography & History Notes | KCSE, NECTA, ZIMSEC & GCSE

A literature review is an evaluative report of information found in the literature related to your selected area of study. The review should describe, summarize, evaluate and clarify this literature . It should give a theoretical base for the research and help you (the author) determine the nature of your research. In writing the literature review, the purpose is to convey to the reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are. It is not just a descriptive list of the material available or a set of summaries. While the form of a literature review may vary with different types of studies the basic purpose of literature review remain constant. in this post, we are going to provide an in-depth explanation on various aspects of literature review in research. The purpose of conducting literature review in research: Literature review enable researcher to learn from previous theory on the subject. It justify the research It en...

  The structure of the research report, dissertation or thesis is based on a standard format which contains the following sections: Preface Text Supplementary Preface This section consists of the following: Title Page The title page is the first page after the front cover and should include the research title which has been approved by the Faculty, name of candidate according to the registration records, and the statement “…submission of research report/dissertation/thesis for the fulfillment of the Degree of Master of …/Doctor of Philosophy” and finally the year of submission. Original Literary Work Declaration This subsection is compulsory. Please refer to the format given in Appendix C. Abstract Generally the abstract is written after the completion of the text of the research report/dissertation/thesis. It summarizes the structure of the whole text and the major facts it contains. It should be written in the language of the research report/dissertation/thesis and translated to ...