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What to do if there is no literature in your discipline

What to do if there is no literature in your discipline

by Dr. Max Lempriere | Jan 27, 2021 | PhD lit review and theory

Have you checked out the rest of The PhD Knowledge Base? It’s home to hundreds more free resources and guides, written especially for PhD students.    One question we get a lot when we coach PhD students is what to do if there isn’t much literature on your...
How to write a PhD literature review: three tips to make life easier

How to write a PhD literature review: three tips to make life easier

by Dr. Max Lempriere | Jan 18, 2021 | PhD lit review and theory

Have you checked out the rest of The PhD Knowledge Base? It’s home to hundreds more free resources and guides, written especially for PhD students.  We’ve written elsewhere on The PhD Knowledge Base about how to plan and conduct your literature review. In this...
Three techniques to use when you conduct your PhD literature review

Three techniques to use when you conduct your PhD literature review

by Dr. Max Lempriere | Jan 18, 2021 | PhD lit review and theory

Have you checked out the rest of The PhD Knowledge Base? It’s home to hundreds more free resources and guides, written especially for PhD students.    When you conduct your PhD literature review you’ll need to use all of your skills as a research and...
What is the purpose of a PhD literature review?

What is the purpose of a PhD literature review?

by Dr. Max Lempriere | Jan 18, 2021 | PhD lit review and theory

Have you checked out the rest of The PhD Knowledge Base? It’s home to hundreds more free resources and guides, written especially for PhD students.  PhD literature reviews are tricky. That’s why we’ve written about them so much on The PhD Knowledge Base....
What is the difference between a PhD thesis literature review and theory framework?

What is the difference between a PhD thesis literature review and theory framework?

by Dr. Max Lempriere | Sep 15, 2020 | PhD lit review and theory, Writing

If you’re anything like the PhD students we interact with on a day to day basis, you probably struggle to wrap your head around and write either your theory framework and lit review chapters. You may even struggle with both. You’re not alone. Around 80% of the...
Drowning in a sea of authors – How to be critical in a PhD literature review.

Drowning in a sea of authors – How to be critical in a PhD literature review.

by Dr. Max Lempriere | Feb 10, 2019 | PhD lit review and theory, Structure a PhD, Writing

One of the problems I see often when I proofread PhDs is people being too descriptive and not being critical enough. This is most often the case in the literature review. Critical thinking is one of the hardest skills to master in the entire PhD. Yet, it’s frustrating...
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