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How to write Literature Review using Qualitative Analysis Technique

Many times trying to write a literature review that synthesizes current and past scholarship seems like trying to eat soup with a knife. Most academic writing is terrible, so if you think the problem is you, it's not. 

One way to create order out of chaos and overcome the problem of bad writing in journals is to use the qualitative analysis technique of edge coding.

 Whether in print or digital form, place notes along the edges of the text as you read. Use key words that represent major ideas or themes being discussed. 

Interact with the text and write your thoughts right there in the margin. 

You can then organize your coded notes using Excel and create concept maps that show relatedness of concepts with scholars and even show the existence of communities of scholars via concepts they all use. 

This method can be tedious, I know, but you really do begin to construct a coherent picture of the domain of scholarship under question by using this method. 

An added benefit is that sometimes you can even use the concept map or (a portion of) the Excel table in your write up. Give it a try!

source:
Marcus Griffin, Doctorate Support Group

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