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Contextualizing your findings

It is important to place the findings in the context of what is already known in the field of enquiry. Undertaking a literature review enable to compare the findings with those of others and answer these questions.

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  How do answers to our research questions compare with what others have found?
  
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  What contribution have we been able to make to the existing body of knowledge?
  
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  How are our findings different from those of others?
  

How to review the literature

There are four steps involved in conducting a literature review:

1. Searching for the existing literature in the area of study.

2. Reviewing the selected literature.

3. Developing a theoretical framework.

4. Developing a conceptual framework.
Searching for the existing literature

Searching for the existing literature compile a bibliography for the research area. There are three sources that we can use to prepare a bibliography:

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  books;
  
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  journals;
  
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  The Internet.