ERIC Number: EJ1127129
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Publication Date: 2017
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An Approach for Doctoral Students Conducting Context-Specific Review of Literature in IT, ICT, and Educational Technology
Pretto, Gabriella; CurrĂ³, Gina
New Review of Academic Librarianship, v23 n1 p60-83 2017
Since 1980s the rate of technological change has been phenomenal, creating an impact on the information-seeking behaviors of doctoral students and other researchers. When searching the three fields of Information Technology (IT), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Educational Technology (EdTech), it is like opening a Pandora's Box; the variation in terminology is obvious. This makes searching, managing, and evaluating sources in these interdisciplinary fields challenging, and doctoral students trying to classify and analyze technology related studies can easily be overwhelmed. We offer a systematic, practical approach for reviewing and categorizing the literature by providing key search terms, a list of e-Journals, and an organizational structure for naming and framing studies. Doctoral students navigating their way through the literature review may find our resourcesa table-of-contents, an overview of the technology-related literature, and an annotated excerpt of an examined thesis--useful for writing a critical review.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Literature Reviews, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Classification, Information Retrieval, Periodicals, Vocabulary, Librarians, Role, Academic Libraries, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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