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Writing and Explaining Thesis Chapters (Chapter 2)

 


Writing and Explaining Thesis Chapters (Chapter 2)

Chapter 2 of the thesis titled “literature review” which critically and comprehensively review the relevant and other literatures related to research study topic that can build and synthesize knowledge and information with establishing conceptual and theoretical frameworks which give backbone on the research study.  The introduction of this chapter must be written as summary which give the reader clue, ideas, and understand the content of this chapter with developing themes and subthemes of the literature review.

     In this chapter the division can be:
1-  Conceptual framework creation
2-  Development of theoretical framework
3-  Comprehensive literature review of the research study

 

Thesis chapter 2

  1. 1- Conceptual framework creation:

Creation of conceptual framework in thesis must be by researcher idea, concepts, and models related to research study which been having relationship between them. This can provide blue print about the research process which work as clarification, guidance, literature connection, analysis facilitation, and visual representation.

  1. 2- Development of theoretical framework

A theoretical framework is base line that gives full view of understanding and analyzing the research study. A theoretical framework is set of theories related to the study with connected assumptions, concepts, and ideas to help in understanding the study phenomenon and dimensions by defining the scope and boundaries of the research which played as road map of the research by guidance to research method, data collection, interpreting and analysis approaches. Also, theoretical framework essential for understanding a phenomenon, research questions developments, utilizing appropriate methods, and interpreting the research findings.

  1. 3- Comprehensive literature review of the research study

A comprehensive literature review defined as critical synthesis and analysis of specific research topic with summarization of previous studies to identify the gap, controversies in knowledge, and trends in research which help the researcher to situate the research study and demonstrate understanding with highlighting the contribution of the research. The literature review organized and divided when themes and subthemes developed. Themes defined as simple topic, central, ideas, universal ideas and researcher view point related to research study which indicate the deep meaning of the research work and simplify the ideas to reader.

The comprehensive literature review having key aspects which are:
  • Critical analysis by evaluate and assess the strength, weakness, bias, and validity with reliability of research study.
  • The research studies which been reviewed must be synthesized with summarization and identify the relation with themes of your research.
  •    The researcher must identify the gaps which need to do further research studies.
  •     The researcher must provide the rational for the study by demonstrating the relevance and contributions to the knowledge existed.
  • The literature review must contain definition of research questions, development of search strategies with explaining the databases used, evaluate, synthesize and analyze the selective research studies, organizing the review and present the findings.

Each university having specific guideline related to writing thesis, this is general overview related to chapter 2 writing.

 

References:

How to Write Chapter Two of a Thesis. (2019, January 21). Hoortash Institute. https://spublishers.com/eng/how-to-write-chapter-two-of-a-thesis/

Swaen, B., & George, T. (2022). Constructing a conceptual framework. Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/conceptual-framework/

Vinz, S. (2022, October 14). The Theoretical Framework: What and How? | A Quick Guide. Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/theoretical-framework/

Library, H.-T. M. (n.d.). Library Guides: Comprehensive Literature Review: A Guide: Home. Libguides.tulane.edu. https://libguides.tulane.edu/litreview

LitCharts. (2017, May 5). LitCharts. https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/theme

 

 

Writing and Explaining Thesis Chapters (Chapter 2)

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